Sentence examples for were mobilised for from inspiring English sources

Around 2,000 Metropolitan Police - including airborne, mounted and river units - were mobilised for the eight-hour event.

Two per cent of the resources of the world's richest country were mobilised for the benefit of Europe's poorest in an unprecedented outpouring of humanitarian generosity funding reconstruction.

British troops were mobilised for war at his instigation, yet he claimed to be "a man of peace, working for peace, striving for peace, negotiating for peace.

Indeed, most 'anti-war' protests were mobilised for the purpose of deterring any action to punish the dictator who had been starving Palestinian refugees in Damascus.

Thousands of soldiers, backed up by hundreds of local police, reservists, coast guard officers and civilian volunteers, were mobilised for rescue efforts and to clean up after the massive deluge left an estimated 100,000 people displaced, according to the department of social welfare and development.

As the regular Army became increasingly stretched in the early 21st century the TA became more important and 6,900 TA soldiers were mobilised for the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

A CIA report suggested the Soviet military were mobilising for an invasion.

Washington may be mobilised for permanent war.

Not one German soldier was mobilised for this operation.

About UShs 2m has already been mobilised for spare parts.

Thousands of police and soldiers are mobilised for extra security.