Sentence examples for proportion of troops from inspiring English sources

Within the legions, the proportion of troops recruited from within Italy fell gradually after 70 AD.

In addition, for each pathogen studied, a proportion of troops showed antibody positivity before deployment, suggesting that they may have been exposed to these pathogens on previous deployments to Afghanistan (before being recruited to the study) or on other exercises and operations around the world.

Have a good proportion of troops and supplies.

The increasing proportion of United States troops, from about half to about two-thirds of the foreign troops in Afghanistan, would be likely to result in what one senior administration official described as "the re-Americanization" of the war.

The resentment of the people was directed especially against the police, for it had become known that a considerable proportion of the troops had already refused to fire.

In addition to an extensive reserve force, Russia maintains defense facilities in several former Soviet republics and contributes a small proportion of its troops to the joint forces of the CIS.

One estimate places the proportion of Italian troops at 65% under Augustus in c. 1 AD, falling to around 49% by the end of Nero's reign.

Constantine further increased the proportion of German troops in the regular army; their cultural impact was so great that even legionaries began wearing German dress.

Rankin was a good fit for the Portsmouth police department, a force that maintains a strong military streak by drawing a large proportion of recruits from troops departing the vast US navy base in neighbouring Norfolk.

A large proportion of the Ottoman troops in the town, were eventually killed or captured.

Predominantly a fighting force based on infantry battalions and light horse regiments the high proportion of close combat troops to support personnel (e.g. medical, administrative, logistic, etc).