Sentence examples for ranks of enemy from inspiring English sources

The scene in which ranks upon ranks of enemy Uruk-hai warriors march in perfect order seems like a spine-chilling tip of the computer-graphics hat to Leni Riefenstahl's "Triumph of the Will".

The seeds of victory were sown among the ranks of the enemy by his agents before an engagement.

But he said there appeared to be "dissension within the ranks" of the enemy, "because their senior commanders stay in Pakistan and security and continue to expect their midlevel leaders to increase the fight — and I think without full knowledge of just how tough that fight is for the Taliban on the other side".

The aim was not to sink ships, but to deplete the ranks of the enemy crews before the boarding actions, which decided the outcome.

Whatever else you might think about our presence there, do not be so foolish as to believe the U.S. occupation of Iraq does not fuel and breed and grow the ranks of the enemy.

Asked whether the US-led air strikes had been helpful to him – in targeting a dangerous enemy and weakening the ranks of his enemies – Assad told the French magazine Paris Match: "You can't end terrorism with aerial strikes.

Power outages, overflowing sewage and unemployment would swell the ranks of our enemies.

Against the good advice of some of their best friends, the Brotherhood's leaders refuse to see that every demonstration, jammed road or disrupted trip on the Cairo underground serves only to swell the ranks of their enemies and detractors.

Marc had joined the ranks of his former enemies, an appalled look on his features.

Arbitrary signature drone strikes in which we act as the judge, the jury, and the executioner thicken the ranks of our sworn enemies.

Azealia Banks has added the Stone Roses to her list of enemies, joining the ranks of Perez Hilton, Angel Haze, Jim Jones, and many others.