Sentence examples for provisioning of troops from inspiring English sources

Although the Spanish road from Spain's holdings on the Mediterranean shores led to its territories in what is today Belgium, it was a long, arduous march, complicated by the provisioning of troops and the potentially hostile populations of the territories through which it passed.

Manuel offered a large sum of money to the Pope for the provision of troops, with the request that the Pope grant the Byzantine emperor lordship of three maritime cities in return for assistance in expelling William from Sicily.

It was hoped that the defensive measures planned including protection of American bases in Europe, and the provision of extra troops for Balkan peacekeeping in America's place would pass through on the nod.

In addition, the shortage of available manpower led to a greater burden being placed upon its allies (socii) for the provision of allied troops.

In addition, the shortage of available manpower led to a greater burden being placed upon Rome's allies for the provision of allied troops.

Their primary policy objective, to the exclusion of all other priorities (e.g., veterans benefits, budget deficits, economic growth, education to secure our future, adequately provisioned or numbers of troops, repair and modernization of roads, bridges, rail, electric grid), is to keep taxes low, and lower them more, for the wealthiest Americans.

Provisioning of the ROK troops was an equally important and difficult problem.

The Ostrogoth court readily agreed to allow the Roman invasion fleet to use the harbour of Syracuse in Sicily and establish a market for the provisioning of the Roman troops there.

Mr Annan stressed just before his closed-door briefing by videoconference to the UN Security Council that the plan includes military provisions requiring the withdrawal of troops and heavy military equipment from towns and cities and a commitment to move to a political process.

The provision threatening the withdrawal of troops from Kosovo was sponsored by Senator Robert Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, one of the most ardent protectors in Congress of its Constitutional powers, and by John Warner, Republican of Virginia and chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee.

Leavened bread was more common in wheat-growing regions in the south, while unleavened flatbread of barley, rye or oats remained more common in northern and highland regions, and unleavened flatbread was also common as provisions for troops.