Sentence examples for lead to desertion from inspiring English sources

Persuasion too was a means of waging war: the more soldiers the rebels could lead to desertion, the more they would weaken the army and strengthen their own ranks.

Both are now being reconstituted, although dissatisfaction over pay -- about $60 a month for a private -- has led to desertions from the embryonic army.

Making television series available on streaming services like Netflix or Hulu is a little like easing travel restrictions between East and West Germany at the end of the cold war: it can lead to mass desertion.

Unless you really, really know the person you're with, grind dancing can lead to embarrassment and desertion by your partner.

The rebuilding of the cities in the 1950s and '60s, coupled with increased automobile ownership, invariably led to the desertion of older city centres by many residents.

Unfortunately, as time progresses and they all start shuffling into adolescence, the way she punishes them for their less chaotic lives leads to her desertion on every side – with lacerating effects.

That led to widespread desertions, since the move signaled an end to Confederate designs on Missouri.

The defeat led to mass desertions from the discouraged French volunteers.

This led to mass desertions from the Bourbon armies to Bonaparte's.

No Arab country could afford to remain supporters of the American action, and their desertion would be likely to lead to doubts, and intensified popular protests, in Pakistan.

The army on Wednesday announced two desertion charges against Bergdahl that could lead to imprisonment for the rest of his life in a US military prison.