Sentence examples for substantial army from inspiring English sources

(The Kachin have a substantial army that has battled government troops in recent months, underscoring the instability in the area).

Myanmar's generals are demanding that the Wa disband their substantial army here and fully subjugate themselves to the central government, a call that has so far gone unheeded.

The charity has a "substantial" army of more than 25,000 volunteers, but Mr Southworth would love to have 10,000 more.

(The Kachin have a substantial army that has battled with troops from the central government in recent months, underscoring the instability in the area surrounding the dam site).

Juba had to divide his substantial army of infantry, cavalry, and elephants because his kingdom had been invaded from the west by Caesar's ally Bocchus, king of Mauretania, and an Italian adventurer, Publius Sittius.

Thought to be dead by his substantial army of followers in South Africa – one of the few territories that embraced the cult figure – a search eventually led a pair of intrepid reporters to a barren house in Detroit, where the singer-cum-bricklayer resides to this day.

But as a precondition for what they portray as a fresh start, Myanmar's ruling generals are ordering the Kachin and other groups to disarm and disband their substantial armies.

With the cost of uniforms in particular being substantial, most armies operating globally have two separate full uniforms, one for woodland/jungle and one for desert and other dry terrain.

The Fauji Foundation, linked to the army, has substantial ventures in gas fields, sugar mills, a fertilizer plant, an oil terminal and an overseas employment service.

First, the Assad government, which still enjoys substantial support from the army, the elite and other segments of the population, may be able to prolong its bloody denouement, with help from outsiders.

In the course of the anti-Japanese war, the communists broke up a substantial portion of their army into small units and sent them behind the enemy lines to serve as nuclei for guerrilla forces that effectively controlled vast areas of the countryside, stretching between the cities and communication lines occupied by the invader.