Sentence examples for there are battalions from inspiring English sources

There are battalions of people who are silently dedicated to help you get through anything.

There were battalions of malis -- or gardeners -- planting frowsy-headed yellow dahlias along the route he will drive.

It was worth your life to get in, because there were battalions of cameras outside the Plaza".

In an hourlong display of defiance and threat, Mr. Ramadan, regarded as one of the most zealous of the men around Mr. Hussein, said there were "battalions" of Arab militants arriving in Baghdad to join the fanatical paramilitaries known here as the fedayeen, or martyrs for God.

There aren't battalions of lowly research assistants doing the work.

And, apart from the orchestral players, there are the battalions of brilliant young soloists, especially ex-Soviet soloists, who are just happy that Shostakovich provided them with the material to display their talents to the world.

Within each regiment there are three battalions, each consisting of three companies.

In total, there are 13 battalions that are further subdivided into 33 companies.

*The original article stated that Andrew Bacevich, Jr., served in the U.S. Army's Third Battalion, but there are multiple Third Battalions in the U.S. Army.

From a single American-trained Iraqi battalion a year ago, the American command says there are now 107 battalions of Iraqi troops and paramilitary police units, totaling 169,000 men.

While I was sitting at D&D/In Battalions there was a moment when I wondered whether we are looking at the question of funding entirely the wrong way round.