Sentence examples for earmarked forces from inspiring English sources

With a more representative high command, more jobs could be allocated on merit, the globocracy slimmed and bolder steps considered: for instance, the case for a small standing army, or earmarked forces, to nip Darfur-style catastrophes in the bud, would be easier to make.The Bretton Woods duo are easier to change: all that is needed is Western will.

An aid agency may know this, but an earmarked donation forces it to spend money where it may not be best suited.

The demolition of thousands of wooden shacks in the area earmarked for development forced residents – among them forced Korean labourers and members of the burakumin underclass – to relocate to the banks of the Ota River.

Of those not abroad, most are already earmarked as replacement forces for other missions, rebuilding their ranks or on emergency standby in case of a crisis with North Korea.

Of those not abroad, most are already earmarked as replacement forces for other missions, like the one in Afghanistan, are rebuilding their ranks or are on emergency standby in case of a crisis with North Korea.

Major General Ante Gotovina was placed in command of the combined HV and HVO forces earmarked for the offensive.

Volsky believed the offensive as planned was doomed to failure due to the state of the forces earmarked for the operation; he suggested postponing the offensive and redesigning it entirely.

The initial force earmarked for the offensive consisted of 27,000, with about 9,000 expected to lead the campaign.

The outbreak of the first world war siphoned off much of the money earmarked for Canberra, forcing the committee overseeing construction to compensate by halving the projected size of the city.

Britain today announced its first mobilization for possible military action against Iraq, calling up 1,500 reservists to join active troops and reinforcing a naval task force earmarked for the Persian Gulf with additional vessels.

As with many of the Bodyguard deceptions, the force earmarked for Ironside never existed.