Sentence examples for falling into enemy hands from inspiring English sources

Its stated goal is to prevent Israeli troops from falling into enemy hands, "even at the cost of hurting or wounding our soldiers".

And flight crews had to swear a special oath to protect the bombsight from falling into enemy hands by destroying it if necessary.

One hopes he didn't then rush off and commit seppuku, the traditional suicide by disembowelment practised by samurai to avoid falling into enemy hands.

Now, asked about the danger of Dr. Lee's tapes falling into enemy hands, Dr. Richter responded: "I think that keeping him locked up the way he is is much more injurious to the reputation of the United States.

Marine aviators said parts of the coded data can be lost if the recorder is removed from the cockpit hurriedly, without following a precise shutdown sequence, a measure intended to prevent the contents of the recorder from falling into enemy hands.

The tapes are regarded by the government as being of vital importance -- in court hearings they were said to have information that could allow another nation to create nuclear bombs -- and have been the focus of an enormous government investigation, both to preserve them and to keep them from falling into enemy hands.

The hospital, and its wounded and medical staff, fell into enemy hands.

And there's an added concern that the Javelins could fall into enemy hands.

The military destroyed the helicopter to ensure that it did not fall into enemy hands.

The 1949 Geneva Conventions, which regulates armed conflict, prohibits degrading treatment of anyone who falls into enemy hands.

The captain of the Louisiana blew up his ship rather than see it fall into enemy hands.