Sentence examples for ground role from inspiring English sources

The overwhelming probability therefore is that existing U.S. strategy will lead to a situation in which, once American troops withdraw from an active ground role, the Taliban will re-establish their control of the countryside and besiege the southern and eastern cities, which will be defended by a mixture of the Afghan National Army on the ground and U.S. firepower in the air.

The US ground role can remain very limited, with a focus on more spotting for air attacks and logistical operations.

For the next four months the Brigade was used in a ground role, serving under several formations and advancing with Allied ground forces; it suffered heavy casualties on several occasions but also took large numbers of Axis prisoners.

In terms of the brigade's ground role, Otway considered it to have done well in terms of patrolling and night patrols, but was unaccustomed to cooperating with other arms, particularly artillery and armour, because of a lack of training and was forced to learn these skills during combat.

The first massive use of helicopters in the air-to-ground role was in Vietnam, where the enemy was generally much too small and dispersed to be effectively tackled by faster craft.

Her singing was above reproach, but her sound is better suited to a more grounded role.

Grounded cognition (Barsalou, 2008, p. 619) is a broad framework that posits that intellectual behavior 'is typically grounded in multiple ways, including simulations, situated action, and, on occasion, bodily states.' When the focus is on the grounding role of the body, scholars typically use the more restricted term, 'embodied cognition'.

And so they're like, "Oh my god, who are we gonna get for the bride?" And it was such an interesting role because it's kind of a dramatic role and the centered, more grounded role, but yet at times she still has to be funny.

Pinto has, to be fair, picked more grounded roles.

The Skyhawks' long range and ability to carry a large weapons load meant that they proved more successful in air-to-ground roles than as air defence fighters.

You've gone back and forth in your career between over-the-top characters like the Red Queen and more grounded roles like the ones you played in "Suffragette" and "The King's Speech".