Sentence examples for significant troop from inspiring English sources

McChrystal predicted that the war would be lost within a year if there was not a significant troop surge.

But they say they depend on a significant troop presence on the ground to provide intelligence and restrict the space where Al Qaeda can operate.

Bush, signalling that significant troop withdrawals during his remaining nine months in office are unlikely, said Petraeus will "have all the time he needs".

In the meeting with reporters, the ambassador did not want to acknowledge that his arguments for a significant troop presence after 2011 had lost out.

If Afghanistan is about national security, as we have been told, then the decision to keep significant troop numbers there until 2015 should not be a problem for Downing Street.

More significant troop reductions in Iraq are needed so that we can start to rebuild U.S. military readiness and provide the additional forces needed to finish the fight in Afghanistan".

Turkey, a regional superpower with significant troops and armour in the area, seems extremely reluctant to intervene despite a government pledge to do whatever it takes to prevent the Kurdish town of Kobane from falling.

Turkey - a regional superpower with significant troops and armour in the area - seems extremely reluctant to intervene despite a government pledge to do whatever it takes to prevent Kobane from falling.

However, facing mounting pressure at home and given the pending 2014 general election, it appears unlikely that President Zuma will commit significant troops -- even to AU and UN-backed peacekeeping missions -- in the near future.

Turkey, the only nation which is willing to commit significant troops in Iraq sent 10,000 ground troops, warplanes (F-16s made in the USA) and helicopter gunships across the northern border into Iraq killing hundreds of Kurds in the last few days.

24 September Nato reports "significant" Russian troop withdrawal.