Sentence examples for forces step from inspiring English sources

That violence will surely increase as strengthened ground forces step up the pressure on Taliban and Al Qaeda sanctuaries.

French military forces step up their campaign, launching airstrikes for the first time in the central part of the country.

If American forces step back before Baghdad is secure, the Iraqi government would be overrun by extremists on all sides.

The latest deaths, taking the total to 322, have added to a summer of escalating violence as Afghan and coalition forces step up patrols in the Taliban-dominated south in a push to take control of the traditional insurgent stronghold.

On the other hand, it doesn't sound very good at the best of times, and the strategy will be much noisier in the coming days as French, American and British forces step up their bombing sorties against Isis positions in response to the atrocities in Paris.

Can Afghan forces step up?

B1 TALIBAN'S TARGET -- Taliban forces stepped up attacks on a rebel-held village, firing on a public market.

At Hong Kong International Airport, security forces stepped up patrols of flights departing for the United States and Britain after Washington launched strikes against Afghanistan.

At the same time, security forces stepped up their threats to treat protesters as criminals seeking to destabilize the country.

While individuals may not always make the choices that help nature most, sometimes regulation forces steps that bring measurable progress.

Mr. Saleh, whose son and nephew command the powerful Republican Guard and Central Security forces, stepped down in February after more than a year of protests.