La Guardia's administration mobilized a force of 432,000 New Yorkers, comprising one out of 11 adults.
After Pakistan moved into Kargil, Pakistan's rhetoric grew increasingly harsh and India prepared to mobilize a significant force that could have led to a dramatic escalation, experts say.
A day after President Bush asked Americans to respond to the war on terror with an outpouring of volunteerism, his administration began trying to figure out how to mobilize a vast force of Americans for a still sketchy role on the home front battlefield.
To gain political power in favor of prohibition legislation, a state Prohibition Party was formed in 1884; however, it was never able to effectively mobilize a significant force of voters within the state.
We focused, in particular, on the primary shear resistance mechanism of post-tensioned anchors, by applying a vertical force which mobilizes, a frictional force able to resist horizontal thrusts.
The Egyptians' most striking technical achievement, massive stone building, also exploited the potential of a centralized state to mobilize a huge labour force, which was made available by efficient agricultural practices.
Whenever necessary, Vanguard mobilizes a supplemental force of what it calls its Swiss army -- several hundred trained reserves drawn from every company unit, including the executive suite.
To prepare for a possible strike, turnpike officials had mobilized a standby force of part-time and seasonal workers to staff toll booths where about 38percentt of the turnpike tolls are collected.
The Imperial Japanese Navy, in response to Allied amphibious landings in the eastern Solomon Islands, mobilized a task force of seven cruisers and one destroyer under the command of Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa.
As part of the multinational force the United States mobilized an expeditionary force composed of members of the United States Marine Corps and elements of the United States Sixth Fleet which operated out of the Mediterranean Sea.
