Sentence examples for war steps from inspiring English sources

After the first weeks of the war, steps were taken to reduce the necessity for the large number of airlifts to Korea from Japan.

As the occupation officials in Baghdad warned of tough times ahead, Gen. Tommy R. Franks, who led allied forces through the war, stepped down today as head of the United States Central Command.

Move over Kratos, the "God of War;" step aside Solid Snake, the hero of "Metal Gear Solid 4".

This may be the point at which "Star Wars" steps out of the adolescent-adventure arena and into the realm of modern myth.

48 As a pre-war step towards combating this wastage of infant life, the Early Notification of Births Bill was introduced in 1907.

After World War I, steps were taken to modernize Malayan defenses and, with the lapsing of the Anglo-Japanese alliance, to build a large naval base in Singapore.

Mr. Sharon played down the chances of either possibility, saying he believed the United States had learned from the 1991 Persian Gulf war the steps it must take to protect Israel.

On the charming triangular plaza named for George Orwell, who lived here during the Spanish Civil War, stone steps once invited young tourists to sit, drink themselves drunk and make noise through the night.

Some human rights groups, while dropping their usual causes, are starting campaigns to oppose any rush toward war and steps that they perceive would erode domestic civil liberties in the name of counterterrorism.

Other countries have used the Iraq war to step up human rights abuses.

The Swiss, determined to keep neutral in the event of another war, are stepping up their national defense.