Sentence examples for troop to act from inspiring English sources

The Tempest is explicitly concerned with its own nature as a play, frequently drawing links between Prospero's art and theatrical illusion; the shipwreck was a spectacle that Ariel performed, while Antonio and Sebastian are cast in a troop to act.

He got these 5,000 troops to act in this scene.

That shortcoming sharply limits the ability of government troops to act quickly.

After all, paras are the most unsuitable troops to act as peacekeepers.

That must be why Sir Ming (who could be 70 by then) told his troops to "act as a party of government".

The only reason Iraq has any chance for a decent outcome today is because America was on the ground with tens of thousands of troops to act as that well-armed midwife, reasonably trusted and certainly feared by all sides, to manage Iraq's transition to more consensual politics.

Negotiating from a position of strength, the Russians demanded the fifth point, allowing their troops to act in what was termed a peacekeeping role, even outside the boundaries of the separatist enclaves where the war began, with an understanding that later an international agreement might obviate this need.

On 14 January, a Tokyo Express run delivered a battalion of troops to act as a rear guard for the Ke evacuation.

Unfortunately, nothing was done, and the occupying troops had to act as policemen.

Mr. Exum said black humor is another coping mechanism for young troops trying to act tough beyond their years.

Around 10 days ago, rebels and government loyalists battled for control of Nasir – a town only 30km from Ethiopia's border – apparently without any international troops nearby to act as a deterrent.