Sentence examples for to avoid battle from inspiring English sources

He reckons the guerrillas' strategy is to avoid battle.

General Scott advised him to avoid battle with the Confederate forces in Virginia, to get control of the Mississippi River, and by tightening the blockade to hold the South in a gigantic squeeze.

He made his career during the Napoleonic Wars, though his ability to avoid battle attracted disdain from other officers.

It was reported that, in many cases, Libyan soldiers had been killed while fleeing to avoid battle.

Determined to avoid battle, Lacrosse turned southeast, hoping to use his wider spread of sail to outrun his opponent in the strong winds.

Expecting the North Vietnamese to be operating in small groups while trying to avoid battle as they had done during the last three weeks, there was little thought of a major threat to the FSB.

So if Mr Obama wants to avoid battling the formidable Harry and Louise, he would be wise to steer clear of this proposal.

"A core principle of Wikipedia itself is to be neutral, and try to write neutrally, and try to avoid battles that result in acrimony.

The IAAF's new regulations are an attempt to avoid battles over gender by sticking to the basic math of hormone blood levels, specifically testosterone.

To avoid battling the man, walk very far away from him.

He also cited the quick respawn time for foes and ultimate need to not avoid battles given the difficulty of bosses.