Sentence examples for outlying positions from inspiring English sources

The marines in outlying positions have been trying to watch the routes by which foreign fighters may try to escape.

The army apparently intends to relinquish outlying positions that are more difficult to reach and defend, in preparation for a quick withdrawal from outposts closer to Israel.

Rebels have been shelling the capital's districts from outlying positions for months, resulting in numerous casualties.

Throughout the siege, which lasted until 8 April, the allies were subjected to heavy mortar, rocket, and artillery bombardment, combined with sporadic small-scale infantry attacks on outlying positions.

Third, the evidence for outlying positions becomes progressively weaker as the the number of sequences in the OTU decreases.

But witnesses on the edge of Bani Walid say the opposition fighters are still on the outskirts although our correspondent adds that it appears as if Gaddafi loyalists have abandoned many of their outlying positions.

It is thus possible that the US's outlying position (seven times the per capita spending of Chile for the same level of longevity) is a statistical quirk.So we have adapted another table from KPCB's USA Inc analysis (see daily chart) which looked at alternative measures of the US's success.

Situated on the top floor of an exhibition hall that hosts trade fairs in the city's Porte de Versailles area, Electric's outlying position affords it more space than its centrally-located equivalents: an impressive 1,000sqm indoors and a mammoth 20,000sqm of outdoor space, all with spectacular panoramic views over Paris.

The outlying position of the two posts meant that movement between them and the main lines could only be undertaken safely at night.

In contrast, ecogeographical studies of the wild Cicer germplasm have suggested that C. judaicum to be quite diverged [ 7], which may explain the outlying position of one C. judaicum accession studied here (IG 69986).

There have been outlying results on either side.