Sentence examples for less soldiers from inspiring English sources

What Aquino showcased instead were testimonies of ordinary people about the difference the actions of his administration have made to them - including a female police officer, students who benefitted from technical-vocational training (under the controversial "Disbursement Acceleration Program" (DAP) no less), soldiers who fought rebels in Mindanao, and families of the slain and fallen.

He had the kind of face that a shaved head did not flatter; the effect was less soldier, more chemo.

Around a mostly peaceful Iraq, Americans are withdrawing from the cities, doing less soldiering and more social welfare, like establishing factories and engaging in civics lessons.

"Every soldier or leader involved in command post operations is one less soldier or leader available to send on patrol, provide security, or staff a quick-reaction force," the handbook says.

"They were like soul-less soldiers," she said.

Weeding out less competent soldiers, or corrupt ones, makes sense.

Mr. Assad's less loyal soldiers can sometimes be a source of resupply for the rebels, but not for Mohamed.

Aspiring recruits who test HIV-positive are now (controversially) turned away, on the ground that they make less effective soldiers.

When the al-Aqsa uprising against Israel's occupation took hold, settlers were seen as the enemy no less than soldiers.

It is developing a technology that shrinks the optical gubbins to fit on a contact lens, so as to provide less sedentary soldiers with real-time information about the battlefield.Innovega's system comprises two parts.

This has inevitably left intelligence-gathering for the reconstruction of the country to the American army and to the warlords it supports: not necessarily the best way to rebuild a nation.Some American special-forces units have been replaced with less experienced soldiers from regular units who are said to be insensitive to Afghan traditions, including respect for women.