Sentence examples for avoidance of casualties from inspiring English sources

From the outset of hostilities Blair's war aim was the avoidance of casualties.

Indeed, a key focus of this campaign was the avoidance of casualties from "friendly fire," which by some counts, caused the majority of injuries and deaths during the ground campaign in the 1991 Persian Gulf war.

Duvdevan prided itself on the efficiency of its maneuvers, the avoidance of mass casualties.

Obama's tough guy bona fides were largely built on the expansive bombing campaign he launched against Al Qaeda, a campaign that regards due process and the avoidance of civilian casualties as indulgences.

One of the paradoxes of using military force to achieve humanitarian goals is that when less than vital national interests are involved, the avoidance of friendly military casualties becomes an imperative.

"We went through a decade under a previous administration that did everything under the banner of casualty avoidance," he said.

Reports of casualties varied.

Scores of casualties were reported.

Figues of casualties & cost of war.

There were no reports of casualties.

The number of casualties was unclear.