Sentence examples for held in strength from inspiring English sources

If Amman was found to be held in strength the assault on the town was to be deferred until infantry could reinforce the mounted infantry.

Although the valley was not held in strength by the Chinese, it was skilfully defended by small groups of infantry dug-in on the hilltops that overlooked it.

Since the attack, supported by only four horse artillery batteries, was on a prepared position held in superior strength, strong in machine guns, and covered by double the number of guns, including heavy howitzers, it was something of a gamble.

Sausage Ridge, on their right stretched from Burberah to Deir Sineid, was held in considerable strength, as the ridge covered the road and railway from Gaza to the north.

For the first time ever, a byelection is being held in an area of Green party strength.

Such a star is predicted to have a crystalline solid crust, wherein bare atomic nuclei would be held in a lattice of rigidity and strength some 18 orders of magnitude greater than that of steel.

The pullout strength of a screw is an indicator of how secure bone fragments are being held in place.

A1 Democrats' Southern Woes The difficulties faced by Democrats in holding their strength in Congress are on vivid display in Georgia.

Knicks point guard Raymond Felton, who usually holds an advantage in strength at the point position, was unable to dictate the terms of this relationship, in part because the Nets often used that simple screen to switch the matchup.

The strength to hold in the air, and at the propitious moment to coil the torso and apply his head like a hammer to the ball, is all Ronaldo's.

Republicans, who after Reconstruction had typically held strength only in East Tennessee, began to acquire more supporters among Middle and West Tennesseans.