Sentence examples for forces risk from inspiring English sources

But he pointed out that people who join the armed forces risk harm.

Otherwise, the armed forces risk being fully equipped and, on paper, fully staffed but unable to deploy troops.

By not developing newer, better drones, he says, the armed forces risk missing opportunities for big improvements in their capabilities.

— The military's highest-ranking officer warned the Army's newest class of leaders on Saturday that the armed forces risk being misunderstood by a civilian population that is isolated from military service and cannot grasp the rigors, and horrors, of combat.

A fine point, perhaps, but it does not extend to British forces risking death on the rocky roads on Helmand province.

A direct clash between Turkish and Syrian government forces risks a broader confrontation between the two states' armies, potentially widening the war.

Among the 223 MPs who voted against taking military action last year many will have known that Syria was not like any other conflict, and British forces risked becoming caught up in a confusing and dangerous civil war.

After gathering intelligence, he warned his superiors that the arrival of British forces risked "stirring up a hornets' nest" by agitating the population and provoking violent reprisals from the Taliban.

Instead, Mr. Putin emphasized that without better weaponry and more combat training, Russia's armed forces risked turning into a glorified military school where soldiers learned the science of fighting without picking up the skills.

But he denied reports that American forces risked running out of water, fuel and food, which is brought in by the convoys that have been a major target of ambushes and hostage-takings.

Any broader attack on his forces risks a confrontation with Russia, a nuclear-powered rival that Trump had hoped to recruit for the fight against Islamic State.