Sentence examples for served to alert from inspiring English sources

The explosion of the 18,000 kilogram (40,000 lb) Hawthorn Mine underneath the German lines successfully destroyed a major enemy strong point but also served to alert the German forces to the imminent attack.

Others said that a national emergency number, because of organized-crime corruption, would only serve to alert narco groups of actions being taken against them.

The film serves to alert us to a number of different ways in which cinema has treated the subject of happiness.

In "Warrior," Mr. Sharon calls it a "tragedy" among successes, but he also notes that David Ben Gurion, Israel's founding prime minister, told him that the Qibbiya raid would serve to alert Arabs in the region to Israel's determination to persist.

On March 20, reports surfaced of a letter to the city's chief administrative officer from the mayor that read, "This personal letter serves to alert you of my plans to retire from the office of City Mayor on July 31 , 2008.

The latter may be awkward, but it serves to alert the reader that the nothingness or emptiness of Dao may not be understood referentially or reduced simply to the fullness of qi.

In addition to the IR gadgets allowing you to take shots on nearby players, they also serve to alert you of "enemies" when they enter your immediate area so you can be ready to take them on.

At best, those bills only serve to alert government ministries about specific issues.

The sounds could serve to alert other Corythosaurus to the presence of food or a potential threat from a predator.

Allied command decided that, rather than mask the approaching fleet, these measures would serve to alert German defences.

The upper-class town rake Harry Horner begins a campaign for seducing as many respectable ladies as possible and thus cuckolding or "putting horns on" their husbands: Horner's name serves to alert the audience to what is going on.