Sentence examples for faced desertion from inspiring English sources

Mustafa II, who faced desertion by his ally France and had lost Azov to Russia (1696), was compelled to sue for peace (Treaty of Carlowitz, 1699).

I faced desertion, infidelity and marital fraud, leaving me shocked and devastated.

In the meantime, back in Baghdad, Ibrahim faced desertions, rebellions and conspiracies, one of which involved his half-brother al-Mansur.

But while it is not a guilty plea to the charges he faces – "desertion with intent to shirk important or hazardous duty" and "misbehaviour before the enemy by endangering the safety of a command unit or place" – it is close.

Or perhaps it was a reference to Officers and Gentlemen, the second novel in Evelyn Waugh's Sword of Honour trilogy, in which a character based on Lady Diana Cooper (nee Manners) attempts to pull strings for Ivor Clare, a character facing desertion charges.

Reporter interviews various men who would be faced with desertion charges if they chose to return to the U.S. Most of these deserters assert that they would not have committed desertion if they were fighting in World War II; many deserted immediately before or during a tour of duty in Vietnam.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Faced with desertions by his political supporters and the unsettling neutrality of the Pakistani military, President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan is expected to resign in the next few days rather than face impeachment, Pakistani politicians and Western diplomats said Thursday.

He has long felt that his own party, Forza Italia, could face mass desertions if his government were seen to ignore the north, its fragile small firms or their bankers.His, and the League's, reluctance to take sides against Mr Fazio explains why the government appeared to prepare a bill to get rid of the governor, then approved one that didn't.

Short-term debt markets nearly closed for even blue-chip stalwarts like General Electric, and stronger investment banks like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley faced perilous investor desertions.

When he is freed, his past catches up with him and he faces execution for desertion.

If granted by Obama, it would allow Bergdahl to avert a military trial scheduled for April where he will face charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.