Sentence examples for skeleton force from inspiring English sources
NATO has just a skeleton force deployed to its member countries that share a border with Russia.
By the end of each summer, however, they would all return home, leaving him with a skeleton force to defend his gains.
Gen. Martin H. Foery, commander of the 42d Division, that most troops would be al lowed to spend Sunday at home, and that only a skeleton force would be kept on duty.
If a teaching program for adults and children is part of the educational pattern of the institution, at least a skeleton force of teachers or part-time instructors who come in and conduct classes is necessary.
For the core of his landing force, MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff selected the 1st Marine Division (a skeleton force brought up to strength by activating marine reserves and stripping another division of men and matériel) and the 7th Infantry Division (the Eighth Army's remaining infantry division, strengthened by Korean fillers and American soldiers shipped from the United States).
A skeleton force left in charge had no trouble keeping order.
Sexual selection pressure on syringeal performance therefore imposes additional costs on the syringeal skeleton, forcing it to adapt to avoid bone fracture.
Until a few months ago, there was only a skeleton police force here, its officers underpaid and poorly motivated.
After a slowish start, things spin rapidly out of control when an altercation results in a car crash, and the survivors seek help at what turns out to be an illegal still, run by the island's skeleton police force.
Although the industry has undergone several changes in terms technological advancements, it is further envisioned that the future-mine will rely on a highly skilled skeleton labour force with the ability to perform several tasks through automated and remote-controlled operations and monitoring.
The Book of Jokes is notionally a novel, in which one Sebastian Skeleton is forced to tell stories to a murderer and a molester who will otherwise set upon him.
