Sentence examples for quantities of supplies from inspiring English sources

American helicopters, operating from an aircraft-carrier offshore, dropped small quantities of supplies.

For example, the American military would not be able to keep large quantities of supplies within range of enemy missiles.

Few observers believe the three-hour windows proposed by Russia on Wednesday are sufficient to deliver useful quantities of supplies.

The allies captured enormous quantities of supplies and equipment but failed to trap any large enemy forces.

In contrast, requirement was getting the right quantities of supplies and components to the right place at the right time.

As an example, in our lab we know the exact quantities of supplies on hand, due to our inventory system supported by the 5S Methodology.

Lack of information for the potential importers, for example, on timing of production (which is locked into the main harvest), estimated quantities of supply and prices.

The World Food Programme said its emergency food and cash distributions were 30% behind schedule because of the blockade, with a substantial quantity of supplies stranded in India for months.

Lodging services regularly purchase a large quantity of supplies for which procurement systems play a crucial role in maintaining daily operations and quality.

Three trips by the ship's big helicopters could have brought the same quantity of supplies to a dry spot inland, where the Indonesians' small trucks could have reached them, so when a Singaporean military officer walked by I asked why the Americans hadn't done that instead.

He explained the shortages as due (1) to lack of coincidence between the time and quantity of supplies and the time and extent of needs; (2) the excessive diversions by some canals at the expense of others; (3) the withdrawal of water as a matter of priority to supply senior canals in the lower section.