Sentence examples for direction of combat from inspiring English sources

— but at least it gestures in the direction of combat, which is embedded in the D.N.A. of sport.

You might not call fencing practical, especially fencing with what is in effect a light sabre what kind of self-defense is that?—but at least it gestures in the direction of combat, which is embedded in the D.N.A. of sport.

With the future of aerial warfare moving in the direction of unpiloted reconnaissance and combat planes and long-range bombers, the number of new fighters should be scaled back, with the more cost-effective Joint Strike Fighter favored over the Air Force's F-22.

The move caps six months of combat over the direction of the bureau, but is just the latest chapter in the fight over the shape of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the controversial financial regulation law that Obama signed in 2010 that created the new agency.

The only nomadism operative are the channels of collective motions conducted in two opposite directions: the migrations of civilians out of combat zones and the forward and seemingly perpetual thrust of recruits replenishing the soldiers migrating to the charnel.

I thought the fact that we didn't seem to be able to find any friendly troops in any direction was just one of the normal occurrences of combat".

As a member of Mr. Ben Bella's cabinet, Mr. Harbi tried in vain to combat the increasingly authoritarian direction of the revolution.

Inside, there were sounds reminiscent of combat.

The rigors of combat discourage it.

"Most of combat is very boring.

He accepts the reality of combat.