Sentence examples for commences hostilities from inspiring English sources

Perhaps, in your mind's eye, you even see him donning a costume as he commences hostilities, though you occasionally wonder what exactly such a costume would look like.

She reveled in her unabashed willingness to commence hostilities.

"We should remember that Hitler accused the Poles of commencing hostilities".

The Red Wings and Stars commence hostilities at the Joe and the biggest news has nothing to do with Marty Turco or Brenden Morrow, Chris Osgood or Johan Franzen.

Consisting of formal trials of strength between the main forces of both sides, often enough battles resulted from a kind of tacit mutual consent to commence hostilities.

The manager was the one who commenced hostilities, for a start, replying to an innocent question about Touré's availability for an EFL Cup match with a devastating critique of Seluk and his impertinence.

We should remember that Hitler accused the Poles of commencing hostilities in 1939, just as Stalin pinned the blame on the Finns when he invaded their country in 1940.

But Mr Briggs knew only two months of quiet before he was ordered to hoist flag "E" and "show up 46": "Commence hostilities against Germany".He had not joined the Royal Navy to fight.

Dale was authorized to commence hostilities at his discretion if any Barbary State had declared war by the time of his arrival.

"As the president possess[es] the Commander-in-Chief and Executive powers alone," Yoo wrote at the time, "Congress cannot constitutionally restrict or regulate the president's decision to commence hostilities or to direct the military, once engaged.

On the initiative of the German naval attaché Paul Wenneker, a copy was given to the Japanese; it provided valuable intelligence prior to their commencing hostilities against the Western Powers.