Sentence examples for protracted service from inspiring English sources

Really important too, is the fact that after 9 long years of war, more and more military families are splitting apart under the pressures of anxiety, low military pay, and the prolonged absences of protracted service.

The protracted national service, under conditions that often turn it into forced labour and create a fertile ground for other violations, is another compelling one.

The mobilization of populations had become not merely total but scientific: governments managed to squeeze the last ounce of effectiveness out of men and women of all ages, who endured rationing, extended workweeks, and protracted military service to an extent unimaginable even 30 years before.

In humanitarian emergencies, particularly in protracted crises, routine services may be compromised for many years and thus older age groups may not have been routinely vaccinated.

The current situation where headship of hospitals is the sole preserve of doctors arose after series of protracted doctors' withdrawal of services and may account for the overwhelmingly positive response by doctors to government and hospital management policy compared to that of nurses in this study.

The lessons learned from this project provide insight into women's experiences on the Thailand-Burma border and may suggest avenues for improving reproductive health services in other protracted conflict and refugee settings.

A protracted legal tussle ensued, as social services obtained an order for the boy to be taken into care and then the parents succeeded in the high court in regaining custody of their child.

Postal workers have voted in favour of a national strike in a protracted row over jobs, pay and services that threatens to throw Royal Mail deliveries into chaos in the run-up to Christmas.

Techniques such as these made front-page news around the globe during the protracted Ebola crisis, with Harvard's HealthMap service flagging the outbreak some nine days before the World Health Organization formally announced the epidemic.

After protracted negotiations to allow them to enter service, Air Forces Monthly reported in November 2006 that the Defence Aviation Repair Agency would likely receive a contract to install the Thales "TopDeck" avionics system on the Chinook HC3s.

The artist spent the next 81 days in the custody of security services and says he endured protracted interrogations and psychological torture.