Sentence examples for invading power from inspiring English sources

They said they were drawn to calls by Mr. Sadr to defend Islam against an invading power.

The writer's self is now under the occupation of an invading power: her own writing in the new language.

Now we know that the ultimate objective of the invading power, Ethiopia, has been more than just stemming the growth of the UIC phenomenon.

Worse, we may resemble the Antichrist ("described as a huge invading power exercising terrifying military strength") a little more than we would wish.

We are the invading power in an ancient sovereign land: It must be obvious that we are appreciated by some but hated viscerally by others.

The mercenary industry points to this as encouraging: we are giving Iraqis jobs, albeit occupying their own country in the service of a private corporation hired by a hostile invading power.

"History shows that invading powers have never been victorious in Afghanistan," said Ahmadinejad at a luncheon attended by former mujahideen leaders.

Pressure on the invading powers by the United States and the Soviet Union, however, soon ended the so-called Suez Crisis, leaving Nasser, despite his military losses, in control of the canal.

Maybe our view of war and of terrorism is too narrow and has failed to take into account what a government rendered powerless in military terms can yet achieve in other ways to undermine the invading powers and their ability to reassure the population that better days are coming.

"We are not living in a normal region, and we see invading powers have built bases around us.

Historians consider the Uprising's defeat to have been a foregone conclusion in face of the superiority in numbers and resources of the three invading powers.