Sentence examples for show of firepower from inspiring English sources
It was a show of firepower, capped by the overrunning of the short-lived uprising's center in the Djicoroni barracks.
Its brutal show of firepower here in Kano, a commercial center of about four million that for centuries has been a major entrepôt at the Sahara's edge, has left many residents in shock.
Yet a show of firepower is increasingly necessary because pirates are getting blasé about "non-lethal" defences like water hoses and sonic blasts, says David Schewitz, whose California-based company, RSB International, helps protect ships.Navies are also starting to deploy seamen on merchant ships, something hitherto rare unless the cargo was military.
This show of firepower scattered the Melanesian police and was sufficient to start negotiations, with Toma subsequently occupied.
The show of firepower was sufficient to start negotiations, ending the Siege of Toma following the surrender of the remaining garrison of 40 Germans and 110 native police.
Arming Greece with a large financial bazooka may have taken a while to arrange, but the Europeans hope such a show of financial firepower will be enough to deter speculative attacks by dispelling any chance of a Greek default.Unfortunately this hope does not stand up to scrutiny.
The European Central Bank (ECB), a pillar of monetary orthodoxy, turned apostate and set about buying government bonds in order to lower the cost of borrowing for the euro zone's most troubled economies (see article).In the short term this massive show of financial firepower has worked.
"He ordered the gunship pilots to put on a display of firepower in front of tribal leaders — 'to show what the helicopters could do,' " the book said.
Both teams showed a lot of firepower early in the second half.
Wright probably has the better case for England selection in the upcoming ODIs and T20Is, his four scores over 50 in 13 T20 matches this season struck at almost 150, showing the kind of firepower England cannot afford to ignore in limited-overs cricket.
Carmelo Anthony may be gone, but Gerry McNamara (43 points against Brigham Young in the first round) and Hakim Warrick (26 against Maryland) showed Syracuse returned plenty of firepower from last year.
