Sentence examples for colonial operations from inspiring English sources

Sir Hugh Low, (born May 10 , 1824 Clapton, London, Eng. died April 18 , 1905 Alassio, Italy) first successful British administrator in the Malay Peninsula, whose methods became models for subsequent British colonial operations in Malaya.

In the first place, the earliest well-documented colonial operations were small-scale affairs, too small to make much difference to the situation of the sending community (the "metropolis," or mother city).

May 10 , 1824Clapton, England April 18 , 1905Alassio, Italy Sir Hugh Low, (born May 10 , 1824 Clapton, London, Eng. died April 18 , 1905 Alassio, Italy) first successful British administrator in the Malay Peninsula, whose methods became models for subsequent British colonial operations in Malaya.

The British were particularly snooty about their superiority in counter-insurgency, a claim that went back to General Sir Gerald Templer's "hearts and minds" campaign in Malaya in the early 50s; took in, dubiously, various last-ditch and often brutal colonial operations; and rested, in addition, on a rather roseate view of the Northern Irish war.

Whereas in post-colonial operations, and even in the Balkans, the British had a great deal of influence with the host governments they supported and could choose to hand over control when they were confident about the outcome, here they have simply reached the end of what they can usefully contribute.

The Stamp Act struck at vital points of colonial economic operations, affecting transactions in trade.

The United Football League announced that it would play a shorter season with four teams instead of five, with the Hartford Colonials suspending operations.

an overview of Chinese fish-curing operations in colonial Australia.

The drive towards the annihilation of dissidents and peoples in 20th-century Europe certainly had precedents in the 19th-century imperial operations in the colonial world, where the elimination of "inferior" peoples was seen by some to be historically inevitable, and where the experience helped in the construction of the racist ideologies that arose subsequently in Europe.

An agreement between Malawi and the UK signed in 1955 while the African nation was under colonial rule is still in operation today.

France, the former colonial power, also assisted the operation by airlifting AU troops to the area.