Sentence examples for with its platoons from inspiring English sources

Further astonishment awaits at our palatial hotel, the George V, with its platoons of elegant staff, revolving doors, chandeliers, centuries-old tapestries and a painting of the sky where the ceiling should be.

He said that China -- even with its platoons of engineers -- lacked the companies that produce the raw materials for silicon wafers and the skilled labor to build and run advanced chip factories.

The British XXX Corps, led by the 7th Armoured Division ("the Desert Rats") with its Rhodesian platoons, would form the main body of attack, advancing west from Mersa Matruh, then sweeping around in a north-westerly direction towards Tobruk.

There, G Company was reunited with its Weapons Platoon which had become separated from him during the night.

The platoon, laden with its backpacks, was moving west toward the company's main outpost after several days of operating in the eastern portion of the company's area.

Think of the classic Hollywood platoon picture, with its carefully distributed farm boys and city kids, its quota of blowhards and bookworms, all superintended by a wise, crusty commander.

Road journeys outside cities in parts of the country where kidnapping has been a problem are made in convoy, with pickup trucks with platoons of soldiers and heavy-caliber machine guns bolted in the rear.

In all, 30 marines with his platoon were wounded that day.

On her living room wall, Specialist Rowe's mother keeps a picture of her son with his platoon, during basic training.

All he remembers is waking up in his bunk the next day, with his platoon dormitory empty.

Shinseki's job as a forward observer was to "hump the field" with his platoon until they encountered the enemy, and then to radio back the location coördinates to the artillery battery, which would deliver cannon fire from its howitzers.