Sentence examples for position of the enemy from inspiring English sources

"I don't know if it will be possible to have the change we want without violence: it depends on the position of the enemy.

In the morning, the boiler having been repaired, Lord Charles Beresford again got up steam and moved safely back past the position of the enemy, who did not further molest him, but against whom he discharged a few parting volleys as he went by.

In sound ranging, a number of microphones were used to detect the sound waves of a gun being fired; by measuring the time interval between the passing of sound waves across different microphones, it was possible to determine a number of rays of direction that, when plotted on a map, would intersect at the position of the enemy's gun.

Johnson, forgetting to calmly report the number, type and position of the enemy, shouted, "Look out Dogsbody!" (Bader's call sign).

By 14 00, the Allied fleet had positioned itself in the Italians' path, and Cunningham ordered them west, to close on the projected position of the enemy and engage.

enemy.y = 150; This affects the position of the enemy object on the Y-axis.

You can adjust properties by typing the instance, followed by a period ".", followed by the property, followed by the value: enemy.x = 150; This affects the position of the enemy object on the X-axis.

Precisely six months out from the general election, it might be expected Labour would have been marching in clear, disciplined formation across open ground, guns at the ready, eyes trained on the fixed positions of the enemy.