Sentence examples for begin a fighting from inspiring English sources

The exposure of their flank caused them to begin a fighting retreat, which progressively forced the remainder of the American line, which had engaged with the other segments of the British force, to give way and retreat.

Having had to commit his last strategic reserves to contain the British offensive, on 29 June Rommel requested permission from Hitler to allow the Seventh Army to begin a fighting withdrawal towards the River Seine; a move which would be mirrored by German forces in southern France to form a new front line along the Seine towards the Swiss border.

McRae, with about 20 men, opened fire on the Pashtun tribesmen and began a fighting withdrawal 50 paces down the road before halting in an attempt to stop the attack.

The Crown Army was judged too weak to oppose the four enemy columns advancing into West Ukraine, and began a fighting withdrawal to the western side of the Southern Bug River, with Kościuszko commanding the rear guard.

The Crown Army was judged too weak to oppose the four columns of enemy armies advancing into West Ukraine and began a fighting withdrawal to the western side of the Southern Bug River, towards Lubar and Połonne, with Kośiuszko commanding the rear guard.

"We don't want to begin Cleveland fighting for a nomination that's already decided," Manafort said.

You don't begin fighting a pipeline by sitting in a tree.

At the conference, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that Mr. Assad had defied Mr. Annan's efforts to broker an end to the fighting and begin a political transition.

At the same time, with the death toll mounting, it underscored the deepening divisions over how to end the fighting and begin a political transition that would result in Mr. Assad's departure.

Begin in fighting stance.

"Once we get there it's hard to begin fighting it," a spokesman, Firefighter Danny Glover, said.