Sentence examples for that the drawdown from inspiring English sources

The amended version reads that "the drawdown of troops should be done in a measured way that does not destabilize the region," hardly a radical sentiment in Washington.

And it has been clear, for just as long, that the drawdown would come in circumstances that fell short of accomplishing the American goal of leaving behind an Iraq that was secure, stable and substantially at peace.

But the White House calculated that the drawdown in Iraq and the change in mission there this month provided an opportunity to take credit for fulfilling one of Mr. Obama's central campaign promises even as war fatigue takes its toll.

O.K., so what?" But in a news conference here, in response to separate questions, Mr. McCain twice denied that he had misspoken, even as he admitted that the drawdown from the troop escalation had not yet been completed.

But the cables reveal that Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, told Abdul Rahim Wardak, the Afghan defence minister, that the drawdown was not a political decision but a US military recommendation.

Gates told them, "My hope is that the drawdown can continue after July at the same pace, so that we're down to 10 B.C.T.'s by the end of 2008".

It was found that the drawdown-time curve associated with an exponentially decayed pumping rate function was bounded by two asymptotic curves of the constant-rate tests with rates equaling to the starting and stabilizing rates, respectively.

In addition, FDM results also show that the drawdown-time curve can be divided into four stages: in Stage I, drawdown inside the pit is very small and outside the pit it is almost zero; in Stage II, drawdown increases quickly with time; in Stage III, the drawdown curve is parallel to the Cooper Jacob curve on semi-log axes; and in Stage IV, the drawdown becomes constant.

A striking new feature of the pumping test with an exponentially decayed rate is that the drawdowns will decrease over a certain period of time during intermediate pumping stage, which has never been seen before in constant-rate or constant-head pumping tests.

"The president said in June that when the drawdown of surge forces is complete in September, U.S. troops will continue coming home at a steady pace and our mission will shift from combat to support as the Afghans take the lead," said Tommy Vietor, the National Security Council spokesman.

But last November, Mr. Obama revised that time frame, saying the drawdown should begin in four to six months.