Sentence examples for aim of the operations from inspiring English sources

The aim of the operations is also to step up the pressure on the Taliban by demonstrating that the American military can operate on the adversary's turf.

The main aim of the operations by the US Marines, 19 Brigade, the Danes, Estonians and Afghan forces in Helmand now is to give some sense of security for polling day.

The aim of the operations is to provide funding for lending to the private sector, but businesses are not that keen to borrow while the economy remains slack.Although the tenders will continue until June 2016, it seems clear that the ECB cannot rely upon banks to expand its balance-sheet.

The aim of the operations is to regain control of the favelas from Rio's drug gangs.

The aim of the operation was to enlarge a one-millimetre hole that connected the two chambers, allowing for free blood flow.

And if the answer is determined to be no, then is the real aim of the operation to remove Hamas entirely, no matter the cost?

They believe, therefore, that Israel is not culpable, morally or criminally, for these civilian deaths, which were collateral to the true aim of the operation — killing Hamas gunmen.

The aim of the Operation is to trace and arrest the suspected criminals, by publicising their names and crimes, after extensive police inquiries have failed.

One of the Israeli officers commanding the raid told the radio that the aim of the operation was "to continue attacking the terrorists everywhere in order to prevent them from reaching Israel".

The aim of the operation in Helmand is not simply to kill Taliban fighters but to win over the local population, Captain Pelletier said — a difficult task in a region where foreigners are viewed with suspicion.

Mr Fabius said the aim of the operation was to stop Islamist militants advancing any further.