Sentence examples for sustained fire from inspiring English sources

And so it was that the Observer came under such sustained fire.

Whatever the outcome, it is clear that Griffin's leadership is under sustained fire".

But after coming under sustained fire from pro-Gaddafi fighters, the forces withdrew and regrouped overnight.

James Jarvis, a Marine spokesman, said the Americans had come under sustained fire.

So far he had been able to avoid heavy sustained fire.

In one, sustained fire echoes through the streets as pedestrians move cautiously but quickly along parked cars.

During the fighting there was sustained firing of cannon and light artillery or mortars.

Since the quake and tsunami hit, the plant has sustained fires and explosions at several reactor buildings.

Their courage and enthusiasm notwithstanding, the insurgents tend to flee in disarray whenever Gaddafi forces start sustained firing.

Central nucleus of the amygdala neurons were depolarized by a current injection to evoke the sustained firing of action potentials.

The fibre, which on its own is capable of sustained firing, only responds to rapid events with one or two action potentials.