Sentence examples for embarked on a war from inspiring English sources

The nation has embarked on a war which most support but few think is succeeding or has clear goals.

In 2003, Thailand embarked on a "war on drugs" in which an estimated 2,800 people suspected of being dealers were summarily shot and killed.

He added: "The food industry has embarked on a war against the academic evidence and the government's own public health advice.

After Karīm Khan's death in 1779, Āghā Muḥammad Khan escaped to the Qājār tribal country in the north, gathered a large force, and embarked on a war of conquest.

But he also made clear that paramilitary commanders were not about to serve jail terms, not after they embarked on a war against the rebels because of the government's inability to control its own territory.

The reason German forces did not befriend the non-Russian minorities and assist the hungry peasantry in the Soviet Union was that they were embarked on a war of racial colonization that was meant to kill tens of millions of Jews and Slavs.

As to whether I should feel better about sanctions because they are opposed by the left too, it's not a question of left or right, it's a question of trying whatever avenues there are available before we decide to embark on a war with no clear purpose except to get rid of one of the world's many tyrannical dictators.

"From now on, Seoul city is embarking on a war against Mers.

In a separate piece, Fishman wrote that last Saturday "Israel was poised on the brink of embarking on a war in the Gaza Strip".

There were indications last night that Bellamy has decided to embark on a war of nerves by remaining at St James Parkk.

This year he's already picked a fight with David Guetta ("an abomination" apparently) while embarking on a war of words with Enter Shakiri ("Enter Shikari can go fuck themselves" posted the band's official Twitter page).