Sentence examples for combats in the first from inspiring English sources

In January 2004, when David Kay, head of weapons inspection in Iraq, quit by announcing that no WMD could be found, John Kerry not only didn't endorse an immediate withdrawal, he also went on to attack Bush for not being effective enough in his Middle East combats in the first place.

Throughout his childhood, Ailes was told that his paternal grandfather had been killed in combat in the First World War.

He was born in 1899 in the south of France, and just missed front-line combat in the first world war.

War Horse, Michael Morpurgo's family drama about a boy's relationship with his horse which is sent into combat in the First World War has been nominated in six categories, including best new play.

Her husband — who lost an eye after two weeks of combat in the First World War — was a serial philanderer who faced charges for having sex with a thirteen-year-old, then, later, contracted syphilis.

Her husband who lost an eye after two weeks of combat in the First World War was a serial philanderer who faced charges for having sex with a thirteen-year-old, then, later, contracted syphilis.

The character of Matthew Crawley nearly met his fate in Season 2 of "Downton Abbey" when he was wounded during combat in the First World War; his injuries did not kill him, but left him with paralysis that he miraculously overcame by the end of that season.

The Azeri government also carried out conscription and many Azeris enthusiastically enlisted for combat in the first months after the Soviet Union collapsed.

was the only ship of her class to see combat in the First World War when she participated in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight in 1917.

In the United States, it took more lives than all combat in the twentieth century.

During eight tours in Hawaii, Japan, and Korea, Jack saw front-line combat in the Third Infantry Division during the Korean War.