Sentence examples for guard actions from inspiring English sources

An alternative strategy would be for Democrats to unilaterally declare victory in the culture war — allowing Republicans to waste time on futile rear guard actions — and to shift the political agenda to the jobs crisis.

Similarly, Wellington was not usually in command of rear guard actions, during advances or retreats, despite his army engaging in them often.

Maximilian, Count of Merveldt, led his column back through the mountains into Austria, fighting rear guard actions against pursuing French forces at the Steyer (Steyr) and Mariazell.

In contrast to the previous day, the 118th Aviation Company encountered few hostilities, which was characterised by isolated rear guard actions.

In contrast to traditional guarded commands[32 34], guarded actions follow the synchronous model of computation.

He makes it acceptable to run a rear guard action against investors.

In an interview, Ms. Pletka said that Mr. Chalabi had been "shoddily" treated and that C.I.A. and State Department people had been fighting "a rear guard" action against him.

So American officials acknowledge that they are now fighting a rear guard action to try to exempt countries that do not join from having to face prosecution.

During World War II, a few thousand ill-equipped Australians fought a desperate rear guard action along this trail against a much larger Japanese force, finally stopping them on a ridge almost within sight of the capital, Port Moresby.

The crackle of fighting resounded from the northeastern outskirts, the refugees said, and Taliban fighters appeared engaged in a desperate rear guard action to defend the longtime home of their leader, Mullah Muhammad Omar.

First off, NYX is fighting a rear guard action to protect its franchise and slowly but surely, giving ground.