Sentence examples for vanguard force from inspiring English sources

Accordingly, Vollmer viewed the police as a vanguard force for socializing the country's youth.

The American plan is for the Nigerians and other West Africans to act as a vanguard force in the first phase.

Kitbuga and his Mongol army, a small detachment of about 10,000 men, were lured into a trap at ʿAyn Jālūt ("Spring of Goliath"), near Nazareth, in Palestine, by a Mamlūk force commanded by Quṭuz, with a vanguard force led by Baybars.

Abe's "Vanguard" force also surged ahead in anticipation of meeting the U.S. ships in a surface action after nightfall.

The combined Sun-Liu force sailed upstream from either Xiakou or Fankou to Red Cliffs, where they encountered Cao Cao's vanguard force.

NATO approved formation of a 4,000-troop 4,000-trooprce that could movanguardn hours to Russia's border, as well as upgrading military exercises and deployments.

It is satisfying to note that Muslim women are among the vanguard of forces working toward liberalization and moderation in Islam.

Britain has also been in the vanguard of forcing banks to hold more capital and reduce leverage In theory, lighter rules from Europe could therefore disadvantage British banks against EU rivals.

But while he may have been out of step with many of the leaders gathered around him, Mr. Trump remains at the vanguard of forces that are redefining the Western political paradigm in countries like Poland, Hungary, Italy and Turkey.

Unable to handle the added pressure, the Persian vanguard was forced to withdraw from the river bank, allowing the Macedonian phalanx to continue their advance and lifting the pressure on Parmenion's left wing.

A small group of fighters from Misurata, the vanguard of the force attacking Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's former hometown and final hide-out, Surt, said they had stumbled upon him hiding in a drainage pipe.