Sentence examples for withdraw first from inspiring English sources

That is truer now than ever with the American military clearly on course to withdraw first from Iraqi streets and then from the country.

He wanted to defend the cup, which his beloved Reds had won a year earlier; his players wanted to play in the world's oldest cup competition; and, more importantly, the decision to withdraw, first announced in June, was not his.

Almost in all places, the tsunami was seen to cause the sea to withdraw first and then to overcome the usual shoreline and inundate land.

As a result of the revolts in the 4th Army, on the night of 7/8 April, Petrović ordered the 7th Army to begin to withdraw, first to a line through the Dravinja river, Zidani Most bridge and the right bank of the Krka river.

Astutely, the protesters offered to leave if the riot police withdrew first.

Uniquely, the harsh British counter-insurgency campaign prevailed and by 1960 Chin withdrew, first to Thailand and at the end of the year to Beijing.

The battle was inconclusive, but the British withdrew first and suffered heavier casualties than the Americans.

This contradicts military doctrine that states non-combat troops must be withdrawn first with combat troops providing protection.

The bombardment lasted for two more days, after which she withdrew, first to Palermo and then to Oran.

Although the battle was tactically inconclusive, the Confederate troops had withdrawn first from the battlefield, making it, in military terms, a Union victory.

The battle was tactically inconclusive, although Lee technically was defeated because he withdrew first from the battlefield and retreated back to Virginia.