Sentence examples for was called in to protect from inspiring English sources

Air support was called in to protect the retreat and to allow medical evacuation helicopters to rescue the wounded.

At 4PM, the army was called in to protect the precinct and soldiers formed a human wall between protesters and the station.

This week is the first time armed soldiers have been called in to protect Congress since riots in 1968 were set off by the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

A report on the Syrian Arab News Agency Web site quoted witnesses as saying that terrorist groups, the government's euphemism for the opposition, had attacked Qubeir with rocket launchers and machine guns, nine people had been killed, and the military and law enforcement authorities had been called in to protect the hamlet.

Finally, the forces of state control such as police and military can be called in to protect citizens; as demonstrated by McPeak (2003), during periods of conflict, herding households tend to retreat towards towns where there are police posts.

Tensions mounted here last week when military helicopters and security forces were called in to carry out an unusual mission: protecting the city's brothels from a mob of zealots.

Riot police were called in several times to protect the distributors, their families and theater venues.

While in Montrouge, Cazeneuve announced that army reinforcements would be called in over the next two days to protect Jewish schools and places of worship from antisemitic attacks.

Off-duty fire crews had to be called in as neighbouring stations raced to protect life and property, all because budget cuts have left large areas of Sydney without adequate fire protection.

It was a Tuesday afternoon; we immediately called the police; we got her arrested; we got the children protected; all the agencies were called in; and the thought of even publishing that story did not come into our heads – this was a Tuesday, and it was the News of the World.

Reyes remained with the New Orleans field office until she was called upon to protect agent Dana Scully in May 2001, driving her out to a remote location in Georgia so that the pregnant Scully might deliver her child out of harm's way.