One chapter, "Excursions Abroad," takes in both an eccentrically brief visit to Sweden and an unfeasibly protracted engagement to a young woman: both episodes, implicitly, are "abroad".
The problem is that there's actually no evidence to suggest that a reduction in casualties in Iraq will translate into a greater public tolerance for a protracted engagement there.
Not to mention all of the civilians who are still living in Syria and the surrounding countries in the region that could be destabilized by a widening protracted engagement.
In relation to Afghanistan, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Somalia, the analysis built on previous work done by the researchers on their healthcare arenas and facilitated by the network of contacts established over years of protracted engagement.
Can we be guaranteed that we won't face retaliation and that we won't be drawn into a protracted engagement?
The protracted engagement ended when the King's were ordered to withdraw, having almost expended their ammunition.
In a furious and protracted engagement, Venerable suffered heavy damage and was driven ashore, allowing the remainder of the French force to return to Cadiz without further fighting.
