Sentence examples for need to subdue from inspiring English sources

Even in a strictly military sense, as contrasted to a political-military sense, the coalition forces need to subdue the cities and towns along the road to Baghdad.

I drive a powerful sports car because of the burning need to subdue and outrace all those other commuters, and though I make that trip only 39 days a year, still, I make it alone and I make it as expeditiously as I can, with little thought for what it is costing, on every level.

Their semi-final against the Tigers could just be a cracker if both sides keep their promises to move the ball but the English visitors will need to subdue the rampaging Xavier Rush better than Gloucester did at Twickenham last month.

Eclipses are useful if you need to subdue a rowdy bunch of natives.

It suggests as well the need to "subdue the self," k'e chi, what is bound to be a very unpopular notion in an age where "freedom of expression" dominates civility.

If it is a living being, you may need to subdue them temporarily for the process.

When the cuttlefish needs to subdue a crab to eat, its pigment flickers hypnotically, to stupefy its prey.

Business has not been overwhelming, despite clients like Ms. O'Connor, a Kips Bay resident who needed to subdue her cat for a nail clipping that was long overdue.

But the Indonesian defense minister, Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin, told reporters after meeting Mr. Cohen that Washington's decision to end military ties with Indonesia had deprived the Indonesian military of equipment that it needs to subdue the Timorese militias.

"The N.T.C. did not work so hard to bridge the gap" between what western rebels forces had and what they needed to subdue Tripoli, said Youssef Mohamed, a management consultant working as an adviser to one of the rebel units charged with securing the capital.

A bigger, more powerful force is needed to subdue all the armed groups - that would take an army that Libya doesn't have.