Sentence examples for desertion as from inspiring English sources

He had married my mother to placate his parents; they were willing to accept his desertion as long as he had a wife.

Not only mutineers were blown from guns, but also soldiers found guilty of desertion, as is shown from a few cases in 1781 and 1783.

Instead, Australian soldiers received prison sentences, including hard labour and life imprisonment, for desertion as well as for other serious offences, including manslaughter, assault and theft.

Crane's early understanding and use of desertion as a literary theme might have come from two baseball moments.

One of the most controversial changes was the removal of military desertion as a valid reason for asylum.

Females lead courtship behavior, actively compete for mates, regulate time of their own desertion as mates, and copulate with consecutive partners (Valle 2009, 2013).

The trend is troubling — especially the desertions — as Afghan forces have shouldered an increasing share of the fighting.

During this time, the Ram Fleet was plagued by several desertions, as many of Ellet's ragtag force feared that Ellet's zeal would take them into suicide missions.

Perhaps because of their huge market clout in America they do not have to be as worried about mass desertions as web firms.The internet companies involved in the new coalition want to see governments' ability to gather customer information limited and more oversight of spooks' demands for data.

Most of Desertion is as beautifully written and pleasurable as anything I've read recently, a sweetly nostalgic recall of a colonial childhood and a vanished Muslim culture, defined by its thoughtful and customary manners, layered by its calendar of festivals and religious observances.

COLUMBUS, OH (The Borowitz Report) — Embattled radio host Rush Limbaugh suffered another major desertion today as he lost the support of one of his longtime sponsors, Satan.