Sentence examples for last contingent from inspiring English sources

Only the last contingent, veterans of the Peninsular War, could be safely trusted in a crisis.

The military action came less than three years after the last contingent of US troops exited the country.

In January, in fact, the unit's last contingent returned from overseas — it had been in Afghanistan for nearly 10 months.

On May 29 the perimeter of Dunkirk was forming and the last contingent of Allied troops was evacuated on the night of June 3-4.

Shelling has been audible in central Donetsk for the past few days, as rebel forces attempt to flush out the last contingent of Ukrainian troops from Donetsk airport.

Although the Confederation of Bar stubbornly pursued its struggle until its last contingent was defeated at Częstochowa (Aug. 18, 1772), it failed to overthrow Stanisław or to end Russian domination over Polish affairs.

The fleet left the Dardanelles on 1 July, and crossed the Aegean Sea to the port of Methone, where it was joined by the last contingents of troops.

When the Rockies and the Marlins agreed to their trade last Wednesday, contingent on the acceptance by Hampton and Johnson, the Rockies agreed to send Hampton and center fielder Juan Pierre to Florida for Johnson, center fielder Preston Wilson, reliever Vic Darensbourg and infielder Pablo Ozuna.

The last remaining contingent of Nato-led forces is due to leave by the end of the year, having handed over security to Afghan forces.

The plan instead recommended monitoring the effects of climate change and expanding habitat improvement efforts, leaving dam removal as "a last resort" contingent upon a multiyear study of the dams.

Traditional criticisms of the last episodes are contingent upon the idea that Ulysses is a contiguous narrative about Stephen and Bloom's relationship.