Sentence examples for decisive combat from inspiring English sources

In that respect, certainly, the decisive combat portion of the campaign is finished.

He added: "Coalition forces have worked hard to secure Iraq in the aftermath of decisive combat operations.

The insurgents aren't organized, and even with weapons, would have a difficult time conducting decisive combat operations in what looks like a stalemate.

Belgium, which as a state emerged from Dutch rule a decade after Napoleon's death, is preparing to celebrate Waterloo with a weekend of festivities and re-enactments of one of history's decisive combats and expects many more visitors to the battlefield near Brussels, where facilities are being renovated.

Russia must still take decisive steps to combat corruption and achieve reform.

A 1960s-style campaign of direct action must ignite on the streets as a catalyst for decisive action to combat climate change, according to President Mohamed Nasheed of the imperilled Maldives.

We commend him for offering a bold, decisive plan to combat climate change and to mitigate the impacts of carbon pollution.

He also talked of decisive policy measures to combat deflation.

For security analyst Thomas Rid, in his bracingly sceptical study Cyber War Will Not Take Place, the "attribution problem" marks the most decisive break between online combat and traditional warfare: "Uncertainty and a lack of orientation are the norm, not the exception".

Even outside the church, both victims and law enforcement authorities were less likely to take decisive steps to expose and combat abuse.

Perhaps most regrettable is the absence of a memorable scene of single combat like the decisive duel between Flynn and Basil Rathbone that ends the 1938 film.