Sentence examples for standing police from inspiring English sources

Yet Americans, like the English, were wary of creating standing police forces.

It is significant, however, that English politicians already had instituted a standing police force in Ireland, in response to serious challenges to English rule there in the 1780s.

Concerned about the threat of political centralization and aware of the political abuses of the French, or "Continental," police, many political leaders in England feared that a standing police force would be used for political purposes.

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Days later, Officer Wolfrom found himself dressed in a suit and standing beside Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly at a ceremony at 1 Police Plaza.

With a grin, he added: "Standing amongst police officers".

Nearly twenty years ago, when I was a student at Oxford, I found part-time work standing in police lineups.

By Peter Hessler Nearly twenty years ago, when I was a student at Oxford, I found part-time work standing in police lineups.

Plenty of people are trying to stop the rioting however, including this man who was filmed standing between police and rioters urging: "Do not give them a reason".

Television footage showed streams of people walking out of an off-licence carrying bottles of alcohol, and in some cases protesters were standing on police cars or taunting officers standing around in riot gear.

Even then, the bombs generally wipe out young men standing outside police or national guard stations looking for jobs, not trained soldiers.