Sentence examples for ceremonial force from inspiring English sources

The 50-000-member Royal Nepal Army, a largely ceremonial force that occasionally took part in United Nations peacekeeping missions, joined the battle against the Maoists on Nov. 26.

Fulla, also spelled Volla, may be identified by the sound of the name to stand as the deified image of the seers, and harbingers of events of ceremonial force known as völva, appearing to be special priestesses of Frigg, the goddess mother.

Videos taken at the ceremony show each individual performing a roughly three-second dance or wave before they were grabbed by a white man wearing a ceremonial robe and forced out of the jumbotron camera's view.

Mr Hammond said: "These numbers will be in addition to the ceremonial role which the armed forces will play during the Olympics, which will showcase our armed forces to the world.

William has requested that as far as possible members of the armed forces involved in the wedding should be drawn from those already on ceremonial duties to ensure personnel are not taken off operations or training.

His role in the Czech Republic is largely ceremonial, but he remains a powerful force here, has devotees throughout Europe and delights in basking in the spotlight.

Soon after the film opens, Mr. Moretti's runaway, Melville (Michel Piccoli), a French cleric elected pope, dons ceremonial white, sits in the Vatican forcing smiles and rapidly sags under the weight of the billion souls he's charged with leading.

Before the overthrow of the government in 1987, Fijian military forces had a largely ceremonial role, though they bore much of the burden of rebuilding and organizing after natural disasters and of civilian development projects.

He suggested the armed forces would be "largely ceremonial" after Tory cuts.

He said on defence "our armed forces would become largely ceremonial" and local government spending - on issues like social care - could be almost halved.

There was the ceremonial playing of the five armed forces' anthems, with members and veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard standing at attention as their service song was played.