Sentence examples for commanders first from inspiring English sources

General Davis said that in one military zone in northern Iraq, commanders first reported 730 weapons caches.

Northern Alliance commanders first complained that the United States was not bombing the Taliban forces they faced, or giving them enough aid.

In Saxony the Liudolfings, descendants of military commanders first established by Louis the German, achieved spectacular successes against the Slavs, Danes, and Magyars.

It's possible, for example, to take a strategic approach by eliminating commanders first so that nobody will call for reinforcements – a familiar, but still compelling AI convention.

In fact, the same measure, when looked at over a wider sample of years, actually depicts a drastic growth in violence since 2009, when American commanders first began inching toward a counterinsurgency strategy that focused on reducing violence rather than solely on battling militants.

"The police chief made a plan to eradicate the poppy fields of Taliban commanders first and then kill the poppy fields of those who are sympathetic with the Taliban, like landlords who help Taliban or those farmers whose sons or relatives are with Taliban," the merchant said.

His commander, First Lieut.

Third Platoon's commander, First Lt. Adam J. Franco, ordered a halt until dawn.

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The commander first met the two men without their camera equipment, as was his custom.

The suspects were identified as policemen, and six of them were arrested, including their commander, First Lt. Ahmed Farid, officials said.