Sentence examples for immediate combat from inspiring English sources

Tactical guided missiles are shorter-ranged weapons designed for use in the immediate combat area.

After 1945, this reactive approach did not suffice: the United States required forces held in readiness for immediate combat.

The troops would not play an immediate combat role, but the move could "increase the potential for direct U.S. combat involvement" in the Syrian conflict, our colleague wrote.

Instead lawmakers gave the Defense Department power to bypass normal purchasing procedures, such as competitive bidding, to satisfy immediate combat needs.

Many of them, however, were preparing to leave the country or expected to leave in the near future and would not be available for immediate combat operations.

Bush applauded the House "for its strong bipartisan support for our troops and for our strategy to win the war on terror". Despite the bill's easy passage, many lawmakers said they were annoyed to find non-urgent items riding on the back of immediate, combat-related spending needs.

The army is struggling to recruit regulars and reservists in the face of falling unemployment and, with the end of involvement in Afghanistan, no immediate prospect of combat.

Austin and Happer, along with five other colleagues in academia and the petroleum industry, circulated a letter to Congress last July in response to a letter from scientists at the Woods Hole Research Center calling for immediate action to combat global warming.

Yet the effects of treatment on fertility are often overshadowed by the more immediate need to combat the cancer itself and some insurers view fertility procedures as non-essential.

Mario Draghi rejected the International Monetary Fund's call for immediate action to combat growing deflationary pressures as the European Central Bank adopted a wait-and-see approach to fresh measures to boost growth.

Meanwhile more than 1.4 million petition signatures and pledges of support will be presented to MPs on Wednesday in an effort to force David Cameron to take immediate action to combat the refugee crisis, after the Government's pledge to resettle 20,000 refugees was criticised by campaigners for not being more generous.