Sentence examples for war noted from inspiring English sources

Men returning after the war noted a "decline in laughter" in their country.

Adm. Stanley Arthur, the commander of the Navy forces during the Gulf war, noted that the Navy routinely trained to deal with small-boat attacks.

In 1980, the Marxist historian Christopher Hill, wondering what became of the king-beheading spirit of the English Civil War, noted that when the monarchy was restored, in 1660, many radicals emigrated to the Caribbean.

An internal Israeli Foreign Ministry report during the Gaza war noted that compared with others in the United States, "liberals and Democrats show far less enthusiasm for Israel and its leadership".

"Both Moscow and Los Angeles were awarded Games during the Cold War," noted Harvey Schiller, a former executive director of the U.S.O.C., now working in New York and active with the 2012 bid.

Officially, this weekend marks the time when the war started; but the independent international enquiry into war noted that the buildup began several weeks before that when Russian tanks, warships and cyber attackers began manoeuvring towards an inevitable invasion of another sovereign state.

Hendrik Hertzberg contrasts our treatment of Guantánamo prisoners today with our treatment of German P.O.W.s during the Second World War, noting that we scrupulously followed the Geneva conventions in the latter case (Comment, April 18th).

Without naming George W. Bush, the President contrasted his own use of diplomacy with Bush's rush to war, noting that the Iraq adventure cost nearly a trillion dollars, took thousands of American lives, and left Iraq ripped apart by sectarian violence.

Mr. Zuckerberg tries to play down the idea of a war, noting that Facebook is strictly a social network and doesn't really compete with hardware companies like Apple and Amazon.

During a swing through California last weekend, Mr. Giuliani compared Mr. Bush's plight with the war in Iraq to Lincoln's during the Civil War, noting how Lincoln persisted despite setbacks.

Mr. Obama, too, dwelled on the continuing cost of the war, noting the platoon he met that had lost six members, the five Purple Hearts he awarded in the base hospital and the Medal of Honor he presented recently to an American soldier at the White House.