Sentence examples for brigades, because from inspiring English sources

One of its problems was that it was trying to fight three separate battles with only two brigades, because the 18th Infantry Brigade that was normally part of the division was engaged in the Siege of Tobruk.

North of the border we are redeploying more brigades because our NATO allies won't pony up the troops.

Many more-secular politicians in Libya are suspicious of Mr. Bukatef and his brigade because of their own Islamist reputation.

It is commonly regarded as the "coup" brigade because it has been used by the army chief to topple civilian opponents.

She started taking first-aid courses offered by the brigade because she wanted to be able to help her family in an emergency.

"They asked why he had done it and Akbar had said he had deliberately targeted the leadership of the brigade because we were going after Muslims," Major Phillips said.

The 330,000 signed-up party members who will decide the contest are derided as the handlebar-mustache and blue-rinse brigade because little is known about their makeup other than their average age -- 65.

In Islamabad, the 111th Infantry Brigade, known as the "coup brigade" because its proximity to the capital has led it to execute the Army's periodic takeovers of government, has deployed with the paramilitary Rangers to strengthen the city's defenses in the capital against an expected backlash of terrorist attacks.

Well, the shortest answer to this is, of course: "Because we've met people". The longer answer is - excuse me, but what is not to love about the story of Mayflower the pony who has such wee short legs that passersby who see her grazing in the salt marshes of Southampton keep calling the fire brigade because they think she is stuck in the mud?

He says he has now left the brigade because it recently pledged full allegiance to an organisation called the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria or ISIS - the most hardline group linked to al-Qaeda.

The Al Qaeda-linked group said it was trying to "purify" Azaz of the brigade because of supposed infractions that included wanting democracy, meeting with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz).