Sentence examples for strike succeed from inspiring English sources

Why did the strike succeed?

Some even think he will be the fall guy if another terror strike succeeds.

Had the Nov. 17 strike succeeded, Israel's latest clash with Palestinian fighters, then in its fourth day, could have easily devolved into a protracted and devastating ground war.

But the sitdown strikes succeeded too well.

The decision was made after US forces on the ground found fewer than expected Yazidi refugees because the Kurds had already rescued many and US air strikes succeeded in beating back Isis forces.

Drone strikes succeeded in reducing that number and making "Al Qaeda Central" largely ineffective.

Savchenko's supporters have concerns for her health, but say they believe her hunger strike could succeed in persuading Moscow to free her in order to avert a political scandal.

I'm not attacking him for taking a holiday, I keep saying, but am just curious to understand how he reconciled such a PR gift to his enemies with his desire for the strike to succeed.

Spruance judged that, though the range was extreme, a strike could succeed and gave the order to launch the attack at around 06:06.

And now we're paying for another "education campaign," this time one intended to explain how important it is that this strike vote succeed.

John Kerry, the US secretary of state, has made clear he sees the fight against it as a long haul that will require more than air strikes to succeed.