Sentence examples for off the army from inspiring English sources

That security guarantee, in turn, let the Japanese race down the path to prosperity, having thrown off the army uniform in favour of the salaryman's suit.

Memories of his father's pitiful condition and, while on holidays spent near a barracks, the sight of endless drilling and marching put him off the army.

With the usual supply routes cut off, the Army came to the rescue, sending a cargo plane from Fort Bragg, outside Fayetteville, N.C.

The monarchy, which ruled in recent years by playing off the Army against the Communist Party, has been shelved-and probably ended forever-by a popular referendum on December 8th, when nearly 70% of the electorate voted for a republic.

But he is not ready, as he over-dramatically puts it, to pay for the plane by laying off the army and sinking the navy.Is there a way out?

Tipped off, the army and the police arrived at the clinic and asked the nurse and two other employees who had since arrived if they were treating gunshot victims, and they were told no.

For 30 years, the Eritreans held off the armies of Mr. Mengistu and Haile Selassie.

Founded in the 11th century by Amalfian merchants to help Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land, it later became a military force, defending the faith during the Crusades and eventually holding off the armies of the Ottoman Empire from its fortress in Malta.

Having bought off the armies of the Balarac with its last reserves of gold, Tumanbay seems secure once more.

Similar to the popular PC title Starcraft II, this real-time strategy title from Gameloft has players sending marines, tanks, robots and all kinds of other units to fight off the armies of their enemies.

Local NBC affiliate KOB 4 reports Joanne Quintana, whose mom owns the house, is installing a six-foot, wrought-iron fence around it to ward off the armies of tourists who drop by the place each day.