Sentence examples for under intense fire from inspiring English sources

Their commander told me that they had come under intense fire from the first houses they came to in Shaymaa.

As Sergeant Pearsall tells the story, her vehicle came under intense fire that day in 2007, near the city of Baquba.

Casualties among the first wave were horrendous as infantry struggled out of their landing crafts, known as Higgins boats, under intense fire.

In February 2004, he came under intense fire for his role in the dismissal of two council members with liberal views on embryonic stem cell research.

Under intense fire from the English archers and hampered by the weight of their armor, the muddy ground, and the rows of stakes, they were soon in trouble.

After more than two hours, the Israeli forces withdrew early today, but not before they came under intense fire from Palestinians.

Ironic then that Labour and Harman – who has never flinched from calling herself a feminist – came under intense fire when the pink bus was unveiled.

Cardinal Law's visit with the pope comes as he is under more intense fire in the United States than ever for his supervision of sexually abusive priests.

When helicopters touched down in the mountains in early March at the start of the deadliest battle for Americans in Afghanistan, the infantrymen who rushed out immediately came under surprisingly intense fire.

As governments from 45 countries send representatives to Monaco for a summit on how sports might be used to promote sustainable peace in the world, those who govern sports are under increasingly intense fire.

The Labour leader came under immediate and intense fire on social media for appearing not to bow as deeply as other political leaders during his wreath-laying at the Whitehall war memorial.