Sentence examples for prolonged combat from inspiring English sources

The stresses from prolonged combat contributed to a high incidence of indiscipline within AIF units, and especially those in France during the heavy fighting between April and October 1918.

Moments like this refer explicitly to modern wars in the Middle East, suggesting that prolonged combat, and its toll on the human spirit, is the play's primary point of contact with recent American experience.

Males have been observed to have higher aerobic scopes than females, presumably because of sexual selection for a trait advantageous in prolonged combat.

The following two weeks saw a period of prolonged combat, as the task force slowly fell back to the pressure of the German offensive, with the battalion split up among various commands and often cut off or out of communication.

Thus, the argument that U.S. forces must remain in Afghanistan (apparently indefinitely) to protect America's reputation is dubious, because prolonging combat operations will kill even more civilians and reinforce the narrative that militants are fighting against foreign occupiers.

Bush meets Blair in Washington The US president, George Bush, and the prime minister, Tony Blair, were today assessing the progress of the war in Iraq after a week of fierce combat, amid growing signs that the Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, has dug in for a prolonged fight.

As the operation to retake Mosul enters its second month on Thursday, Iraqi forces are preparing for prolonged, grueling urban combat.

Nutrient-sensing signals and their related intracellular machinery have evolved to combat prolonged periods of starvation in mammals; and these systems are conserved in the kidney.

One study showed stress-induced prolonged combat-training increases intestinal permeability.

During prolonged, high-intensity military training or simulated combat exercises, significant decreases in physical and cognitive performance measures are often reported (Lieberman et al. 2002; Nindl et al. 2007).

During prolonged high-intensity military training or simulated combat exercises, significant decreases in physical and cognitive performance measures have been reported (Lieberman et al. 2002; Nindl et al. 2007; Weeks et al. 2010; Welsh et al. 2008).