Sentence examples for avoid battle from inspiring English sources

He reckons the guerrillas' strategy is to avoid battle.

General Scott advised him to avoid battle with the Confederate forces in Virginia, to get control of the Mississippi River, and by tightening the blockade to hold the South in a gigantic squeeze.

All three had been raised by the men who had managed to avoid battle, the violent, dour, second-tier men their mothers had brought home with them out of brutal loneliness.

On the right wing he drew up the weaker of the cavalry and of the elephants, putting all of them under the command of Philip, whom he ordered to avoid battle and to observe the outcome on the other wing.

7 When he had drawn up the army in this fashion, he advanced down the hill against the enemy keeping an oblique front, for he thrust forward the right wing, in which he had most confidence, and held the left back, having determined to avoid battle with the one and to decide the contest with the other.

He made his career during the Napoleonic Wars, though his ability to avoid battle attracted disdain from other officers.

So if Mr Obama wants to avoid battling the formidable Harry and Louise, he would be wise to steer clear of this proposal.

To avoid battles in the mornings when businesses reopen and construction crews arrive, the homeless usually clear out.

"A core principle of Wikipedia itself is to be neutral, and try to write neutrally, and try to avoid battles that result in acrimony.

Their unusual living arrangement, they say, lets them avoid battles over the little things, like whether to have guests for dinner and when to work, while sharing their interests in the the arts and their family.

That's why my guess is Rakuten will avoid battling it out with Amazon in their core markets and focus on untapped countries or niche segments instead – despite those aggressive announcements of the past.