Sentence examples for swift strike from inspiring English sources

A number of field officers had argued -- as a few still do -- for a swift strike at Mr. Sadr himself.

Relaxed and prepared to embrace his good fortune, Harrington made a swift strike that cut García off at the knees.

Fish in the first group died from a swift strike to the head.

The PLA's doctrine of "pressure point warfare", a multi-layered approach using space, cyberspace and information operations alongside conventional capabilities is designed to cripple an adversary in one swift strike.

But now the initial airstrikes are more likely to be followed by swift strikes by small teams that were trained in similar weather, military experts said.

It was a game that featured swift strikes and acrobatic catches, and if the Giants' offense once again appeared stultified, the Giants' defense was unrelentingly dominant.

The throng got to its feet and cheered when the Cubs took the field before the first inning, chanting, "Let's go Cubs!" The cheering continued when Wood got two swift strikes on the Marlins' leadoff hitter, Juan Pierre.

The United States sends a lone helicopter to destroy Kilbaba's army in a series of swift strikes.

Four out of 14 tested species clamp their jaws together in about half a millisecond or less, faster than muscle power alone would allow, and the swiftest strikes required about 200 times more power than the peak of what human leg muscles exert when their owner jumps.

Chilean wages are high, and workers are swift to strike.

The ground war was over in a few days, thanks to what he called his "left hook" strategy, in which he placed forces behind enemy lines for a swift, decisive strike.