Sentence examples for permit enemy from inspiring English sources

In a public statement accompanying its filing, the department said the government's position had been devised to adhere closely to the requirements of the international law of war, longstanding principles that permit enemy fighters to be held until the completion of hostilities.

If you permit an enemy to come into your home, you still treat him with dignity and respect.

In Vann's code, it was unthinkable for an officer to throw away the lives of his soldiers by permitting an enemy to escape, as Cao had done.

"We are dealing with a far more sinister type of activity because it permits the enemy to guide and shape our policy".

I would encourage my fellow Christians who are serious about their faith to think about getting a handgun carry permit... Our enemies are armed.

They are permitted to kill the enemy and are immune from prosecution for doing so.

Likewise, at least in wartime, international law permits the targeting of enemy rulers even if they are civilians.

Last July, however, the Duma passed a law, introduced by the Kremlin, to permit the assassination of "enemies of the Russian regime" abroad.

Code of Ethics Principle of Muslims spying on their enemies -- Spying on the enemy is permitted and it may even be a duty in the case of war between Moslems and others.

This permitted them to approach enemy merchant ships on the surface and signal them to stop for searching (an early war policy) and later to sink small or unarmed ships that did not warrant expenditure of torpedoes.

31, Wade summarized matters by saying that the officer had failed to provide adequate transportation for troops at Ball's Bluff, had permitted communications with the enemy under questionable flags of truce and had allowed the rebels to build fortifications under his guns.