Sentence examples for major operation was from inspiring English sources

But in St-Denis, a town in the northern suburbs, a major operation was under way in the dark.

The move startled the military and a major operation was launched in the spring of 2009 to recapture the valley and the surrounding areas.

So as she and her husband watched a stream of planes pour into Leeward Point Field from the patio at their quarters, she knew a major operation was under way.

The fire department said a major operation was underway at the medieval building.

The major operation was uncovered in the Sivash, an area of shallow lagoons on Crimea's northern and eastern coasts.

But Mujao's first major operation was in Algeria in October 2011, when it kidnapped three Spanish and Italian aid workers in the town of Tindouf.

But its major operation is still in Coventry.

A major operation is planned in Kandahar, the spiritual home of the Taliban, in the coming months.

The next major operation being planned is to "clear" areas outside Kandahar which have been taken over by a resurgent Taliban.

A major operation is under way to cull red deer which are eating farm crops.

The major operation is part of an ongoing drive by authorities to push drug gangs away from poor areas.