Sentence examples for concentrating forces from inspiring English sources

The theory of gravitational forces affecting growth seems plausible enough, the waxing moon drawing up moisture and benefiting leaf growth, the waning moon concentrating forces below ground and boosting root growth.

Against the judgment of some Pentagon officials, the corps had made the province the defining battleground of its Afghan campaign, concentrating forces here and launching aggressive assaults into Taliban-controlled districts.

As he later explained: I state my general idea of this war to be that we have the greater numbers, and the enemy has the greater facility of concentrating forces upon points of collision; that we must fail, unless we can find some way of making our advantage an over-match for his; and that this can only be done by menacing him with superior forces at different points, at the same time.

I state my general idea of this war to be that we have the greater numbers, and the enemy has the greater facility of concentrating forces upon points of collision; that we must fail, unless we can find some way of making our advantage an over-match for his; and that this can only be done by menacing him with superior forces at different points, at the same time.

It considers the shifting balance between fragmenting and concentrating forces of global supply chains, and how manufacturing firms themselves are changing.

Riel, however, insisted on concentrating forces at Batoche to defend his "city of God".

Popular aims were raking (firing a broadside the length of an enemy ship from across the bow or stern) or doubling (concentrating force by putting ships on both sides of the enemy line).

Computer models suggest that the barbs ease the quill's penetration by concentrating force along the edges of the barbs, similar to how the serrations on a knife blade make cutting meat easier, Karp says.

At night, they abandon isolated outposts so they can concentrate forces in defensible positions.

They have concentrated forces in cities and retained part of the archipelago of outposts that they occupied in the countryside when the crackdown intensified last year.

Government forces abruptly curtailed much of their ground movements, opting to concentrate forces in networks of large bases and midsize outposts and roll out their air force, both for logistics and air support.