Sentence examples for devastating air from inspiring English sources

On the Japanese side, the most indelible memories of the war lie in its denouement, the devastating air raids that culminated in the nuclear destruction of two cities.

The 100,000 or so battle-ready troops of Republican Guard and other elite units may stand and fight, rather than flee or surrender, but they will expose themselves to devastating air attacks.Besides, many Iraqis may choose not to fight.

He asserted that America's devastating air campaign in Afghanistan had already induced many nations that have supported terrorism to change their ways, and that it would serve as a powerful deterrent against future acts of terrorism.

Mr. Pollack reviews all the options, from doing essentially nothing to a military effort relying on anti-Hussein Iraqi resistance forces supported by devastating air strikes, somewhat like what was done with the Northern Alliance and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

During his tenure as George W. Bush's defense secretary, Rumsfeld championed a mode of warfare that relied on limited numbers of soldiers armed with high-tech equipment and backed by precise, devastating air power.

Saying Malaysia Airlines needs a "complete overhaul" following two devastating air disasters, the Malaysian government's strategic investment fund on Friday proposed buying out the approximately 30% of the carrier's shares it does not own and delisting it as a publicly traded company.  .

Delta had revenue of $3.42 billion in the quarter, up slightly from $3.4 billion a year earlier, when the Sept. 11 attacks devastated air traffic.

He said: "A new runway at Heathrow will be devastating for air quality across London – air pollution around the airport is already above legal levels of NO2.

He said he had been elected on a clear platform of opposing a new runway at Heathrow, which would be "devastating for air quality across London".

Few Iraqis regret the fall of Saddam, but many recall that, after the devastating US air strikes on the infrastructure in 1991, power stations were patched up quickly using only  Iraqi resources.

The nation's top military officer acknowledged today that the Pentagon's strategy to shock the Iraqi government quickly with a devastating early air assault has not worked exactly as desired.