Sentence examples for light companies from inspiring English sources
2 Latterly, the requirement has been widely extended to common carriers by motor vehicle which use the highways, but which, unlike street railways and electric light companies, are not dependent upon the grant of any special privilege.
By putting up e-commerce sites that take orders at the speed of light, companies are training customers to place orders at the last second and to expect overnight fulfillment.
Some non-NATO countries are making hefty contributions: Georgia is sending two light companies and a heavy battalion — lifting its total commitment to just short of 1,000 soldiers, which Mrs. Clinton said might qualify as the largest contribution of any country on a per capita basis.
In April 1780 the 64th was part of the covering force besieging Charleston, while the grenadier and light companies formed part of the main siege force.
However, Wheatley attacked as soon as the light companies cleared the field, and only one of Leval's battalions was able to even partially redeploy.
The intention was to prepare an elite force of 1,555 men formed from the Grenadier and light companies of the regiments attached to the invasion.
The company originated as the Ithaca Gas Light Company of Ithaca, N.Y. in 1852.
Right Flank Battalion (Major Miller), consisting of Light Company, 14th Regiment, Captain Stanus.
The owner and an employee of the light company, Savenergy, were shot.
In 1874, he encouraged the council to buy out two local gas companies: Birmingham Gas and Light Company and the Staffordshire Gas Light Company.
