Sentence examples for global conflagrations from inspiring English sources

But, quite apart from the conflict in Iraq, the fighting in Afghanistan has now endured for almost as long as both global conflagrations combined.

Some date back to the Republic's founding, while others have been adopted since the mid-twentieth century to prevent global conflagrations.

"War" is a fuzzy category, shading from global conflagrations to neighborhood turf battles, so the organizations that track the frequency and damage of war over time need a precise yardstick.

How can the history of a global conflagration be rescued from national narcissisms and delusions?

About 60 million perished in a global conflagration of total warfare.

Lawless behaviour by powerful state actors is corroding the crucial institutions created in 1945 to prevent another global conflagration.

Though bonds are hardly a perfect hedge against such risks, they typically beat stocks (except, perhaps, in cases of global conflagration, when both fare badly).

When the global conflagration began, Ross — to the surprise of his readers and even of some of his staff — proved himself prepared.

They wanted to join American troops in what they thought would be a global conflagration between Western democracies and Soviet Communism.

Seven and a half decades ago, the world was on the cusp of a global conflagration that would take the lives of an estimated 70 million people.

But that experience did not prepare them for the global conflagration that has sent the Polish currency, the zloty, on a roller-coaster ride over the last year.