Sentence examples for direct strike from inspiring English sources

And yet, according to the A.P. account, the direct strike caused him only "slight discomfort".

The tower also has lightning rods and grounding cables to protect against a direct strike.

In a direct strike against short-haul flights, seven major rail carriers in Europe have begun a project called Railteam.

The direct strike by Israel on Syria's artillery unit was another example of how the conflict in Syria has escalated by spilling into neighboring countries.

None of this is to suggest that, if Iran went for nuclear breakout tomorrow, the mainland United Kingdom would be under immediate threat from a direct strike.

Hundreds of people remain crammed into small spaces, meaning any new direct strike will hit dozens if not hundreds of people.

The Egyptian facilities would be used as staging points rather than for direct strikes, American officials said.

His previous service in Afghanistan was in 2007 and 2008, when he served 10 weeks as a forward air traffic controller, helping direct strikes on the Taliban.

NASA officials said there had been no direct strikes to the Endeavour, but they wanted an extra day to inspect the spacecraft.

US senators called on Washington over the weekend to step up the military pressure on Libya, with some calling for direct strikes at Colonel Gaddafi and his inner circle.

In a letter to the Senate Armed Committee, General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, set out five options, ranging from training and arming the opposition to establishing buffer zones or or a no-fly zone and direct strikes against regime targets.