Sentence examples for be ready for war from inspiring English sources
He asked them to be ready for war against religious oppression.
"Si vis pacem para bellum" is written above the main archway, which Guilherme translates as: "If you want peace, be ready for war".
The informer said that someone at the meeting produced several guns and declared that the "war on terrorism" was a "war on Muslims," and that Mr. Khalifi agreed and said the group needed to be ready for war.
In addition to the Foreign Ministry statement, the Chinese military unleashed strong warnings in its news media outlets about the need for the army to be ready for war.
He said he was "of course" concerned by President Vladimir Putin's order yesterday for 150,000 troops to be ready for war games near Ukraine but that a Russian military intervention in Ukraine was a "highly unlikely scenario".
In accepting the Republican presidential nomination in Philadelphia on Thursday, Mr. Bush sharply criticized the Clinton administration's stewardship of the military and specifically cited the inability of two Army divisions to be ready for war if needed.
I ask Broadbent if he is ready for war.
They were ready for war and demanding the king agree to a charter.
Last night, Algerian defender Madjid Bougherra summed up the mood, saying they were "ready for war".
"These guys were ready for war," Mr. Rich was quoted as saying.
