Sentence examples for the manas from inspiring English sources
noun
Power, prestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people.
The MANAS Programme contributed to the Poverty Reduction Strategy, and the Monitoring Indicator Package for the Manas Taalimi includes indicators that are also part of the Comprehensive Development Framework (the successor to the Poverty Reduction Strategy).
Today Kyrgyz officials made clear the US now had to get out of the Manas base.
A fleet of KC-135 tanker planes has been based at the Manas airfield since 2001.
The letter did not mention the Manas base, but said Mr. Obama would soon send high-ranking officials for negotiations.
The Manas air base has become the key transit center for American and allied troops deployed to Afghanistan.
The base, officially known as a transit center, is at the Manas airport near the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek.
The United States maintains an air base on the grounds of the Manas airport that supports operations in Afghanistan.
The Kremlin congratulated President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on his fraudulent elections, the Americans seemed only interested in the Manas air base.
The American base, the Manas transit centre, is an important logistical hub for NATO's operations in Afghanistan.
The vote finalizes an agreement that essentially reversed a decision by Kyrgyzstan last February to evict American forces from the Manas Air Base, apparently under pressure from Russia.
The reopening of the Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan is a welcome development, but not entirely altruistic.
