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The surge, then, may be too small to make a decisive impact and yet too large for the American armed forces to bear.

Uribe said the operation was admirable in many ways, and it was a triumph for the armed forces, and respectful of human rights.

He may hang on for a while, since the loyalty of his armed forces has shown little sign of cracking.

Mullen said the United States must do more to support the Pakistani government and armed forces over at least the next two years.

Another coup, by some or other bit of the armed forces, is possible.

Mr. Blair has said he would give the proceeds to a charity benefiting U. K. armed forces.

The images appeared to be a bid to show that control of the armed forces was still in the hands of Mr. Mubarak and his regime.

It had also decided to ring-fence the defence department this year while carrying out a strategic review of the armed forces.

Pomp and patriotism have no place in a museum dedicated to Germany's armed forces.

Control of the armed forces to eradicate the enemy, the huge task of the system waiting for you.

The part of a country's armed forces not on active duty but subject to call in an emergency.

Has the child, or any other person, included in this application or not, ever served in the armed forces?

As for security, there is no doubt that China in particular is rapidly increasing the power of its armed forces.

"Our armed forces will always be a cornerstone of our security, but they must be complemented, " he said.

He says that the Iraqi Armed Forces will act decisively against anyone trying to disrupt order in Anbar province.

But now that Western and Arab armed forces are trying to protect civilians and rebels, casualties are unacceptable.

Currently, plans are to stand down over 10 percent of the total Russian armed forces in the next year to save money.

Gibraltar has historically been an important base for the British Armed Forces and is the site of a Royal Navy base.

One hopes he did not speak for the real power in the land, General Ashfaq Kayani, the armed-forces chief.

Our Armed Forces are now in the field against the enemy, in Afghanistan and Iraq . Last week, 13 of our countrymen in arms were killed.

The new packs were sent to Afghanistan last week to be tried out by personnel in all armed forces across the next three months.

Though it is a democracy and has easily the biggest economy and armed forces in South Asia, it has rarely been a force for good.

One last thing. There is no one who embodies the qualities I mentioned more than the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.

A career soldier would have been nervous at going with such bad news to see the supreme commander of the nation's armed forces.

So the members of our armed forces stand ready to protect our freedom at any hour.

Suddenly I realized that Israel's armed forces had not advanced significantly during the day.

We have to be there for the long haul to support the Armed Forces and veterans community in Scotland.

But that, Mr Gates complained, is "old news" , and a silly reason to break off ties between the two armed forces.

He said Mubarak has authorized the Supreme Council of the Egyptian armed forces in charge of state affairs.

Its armed forces have had no real combat experience for more than 30 years, whereas America's have been fighting, and learning, constantly.

Instead he merged them into a single state-owned enterprise, and required it to hand over 10% of its export revenues to the armed forces.

Thailand's former chief of staff of the armed forces also shown confidence that the tension between the two countries can be alleviated.

The Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, was set up to defend the homeland against attacks from the east.

During the Woodruff era, Mr. Woodruff made a promise to the armed forces of the United States to supply Coca-Cola to every service person.

For the former prime minister it was "a way of marking the enormous sacrifice" of the UK's armed forces.

What makes China's armed forces have such a strong fighting strength?

A statement by the Turkish armed forces says 15 of its soldiers were killed in an attack on a military outpost near the Iraqi border.

Wilfahrt joined up after taking discreet advice from a gay ex-Marine on what he might expect as a homosexual in the US armed forces.

Not the total mobilization of the armed forces, but their immobilization or withdrawal.

Its mission was to provide recreation for on-leave members of the U. S. armed forces and their families.

Yuan Shikai was a new armed forces military general at the end of the Qing Dynasty. His military thought is quite rich.

First, all drone killings should be carried out by the armed forces, not the CIA: they must be part of the conventional chain of command.

Therefore, reform minded officers among the armed forces must be targeted and organized as negotiation partners.

Two and a half year after the major warfare in Iraq, the anti-America armed forces became the major objects for the U.

Landmark fort, base, ship or other large armed forces installation. May be an occupation or military recruitment site.

The facts are unavoidable: China spends only a tiny fraction of what the United States spends on its armed forces.

Taiwan wants its armed forces to be capable of "fast reaction " in case of war.

armed forces censorship performed by personnel of a military unit on the personal communications of persons assigned to that unit.

Before descending on the enemy's barracks, the armed forces did a dummy run lest their plan be frustrated.

He made no mention of President Musharraf's efforts to retain his role as armed forces chief.

The simulation training system is one of the technology that the armed forces of various countries develop.

With this signature the German people and the German Armed Forces are, for better or worse, delivered into the hands of the victors. . .

The U. S. Coast Guard is one of five branches of the US Armed Forces, and falls under the jurisdiction of the U.

Filter and search the available work positions within the Swedish Armed Forces, and get a taste of the work environment for each position.

My first exposure to American music of any kind was through the Armed Forces Radio Network in Germany.

Indeed, Russia's real means of projecting power is not its armed forces, but its sale of cheap advanced weaponry to other countries.

It cannot be a coincidence that Chinese armed forces themselves have also recently conducted similar exercises in the same area.

So far the armed forces have generally stayed out of the proceedings.

Assign him to replace Gen Thura Shwe Mann, joint chief of staff of the armed forces, is an open challenge.

"I would urge retailers to show their support for our armed forces and ban this tasteless product, " he said.

besides that , as commander in chief of the armed forces , the president carries more than a little clout in world affairs.

But any time of year, visitors to the nation's capital can see a number of memorials that honor members of the armed forces.

This opportunity coincides with efforts on the part of the PLA to transform itself to fill the role of the armed forces of a major power.

The president and his most senior general have both said that the armed forces will not tolerate an opposition victory in that election.

But officials say if the Iraqi armed forces are strengthened and security improves in Basra, British troops will be able to return home.

They want to build up the armed forces and imbue Japan's limp-wristed young people with a greater sense of patriotism.

China's role as a key defence supplier for Pakistan's armed forces is expected to be the focus of Mr Musharraf's visit.

Taiwan can also keep its own armed forces AS long AS they do not constitute a threat to the mainland.

The concept was to teach rival branches of the armed forces to work and fight together, especially in intelligence and surveillance.

The head of Britain's armed forces said recently that boosting cyber capability is now a huge priority for the UK.

Many of the poor do not have the education and other qualifications to be acceptable to the armed forces.

Fox demanded an explanation of how it happened, saying this was "no way" to treat armed forces personnel.

This past April, we held a naturalization ceremony at the White House for members of our armed forces.

The "Puckle Gun" failed to attract investors and never achieved mass production or sales to the British armed forces.

Molero says armed forces are ready to act against any group who disturbs the process.

But America's armed forces maintain a separate space programme of their own, largely out of the public eye.

The only branches of Government that escaped the axe were the police and the armed forces.

He is on an advisory body to the Queen, works as an environmental campaigner and is credited with integrating Canada's armed forces.

The Turkish government is due to meet with the heads of the armed forces to discuss their reaction to this latest attack.

Within two days, the United States decided to send armed forces to aid South Korea.

On November 12 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the armed forces would get new missiles and nuclear submarines from 2010.

Bush could be in administrative and combat control of the U. S. Armed Forces.

It is stipulated in the National Defense Law of the PRC that the armed forces of the PRC shall abide by the Constitution and laws.

Land, sea, air, Second Artillery, armed police and local militia, composed of representatives of our armed forces all the ingredients.

It seemed that the Chinese armed forces did not promptly inform China's foreign ministry about the Impeccable incident.

At defence, the arguments between the services will come to a head, and the shape of our armed forces will be moulded.

The markets identified for it included the police, ambulance and other emergency services plus the armed forces and wealthy individuals.

America navy plays a very special strategic role in the United States armed forces because America is surrounded by two oceans.

During the war, Paul had joined the Armed Forces Radio Service, editing recording for worldwide broadcast.

America's armed forces see potential in hypersonic aircraft, which fly at Mach 5 or faster using a type of engine known as a scramjet.

America navy plays a very special strategic role in the United States armed forces because America is surrounded by two oceans.

During the war, Paul had joined the Armed Forces Radio Service, editing recording for worldwide broadcast.

America's armed forces see potential in hypersonic aircraft, which fly at Mach 5 or faster using a type of engine known as a scramjet.

So far, Pakistan's powerful armed forces have remained quiet, allowing the civilian government to respond to bin Laden's death.

Mr. Abhisit, meanwhile, denied Monday that cracks were opening between the armed forces and his coalition government.

The organizational system and organs of the Party in the armed forces are prescribed by the Military Commission of the Central Committee.

Commander Patch believes he has come up with a proposal to deal with Somali pirates. He outlines it in the Armed Forces Journal.

The armed forces may formulate specific rules for the implementation of these Provisions.

The militia force is an important component of China's armed forces as well as the backup force of the PLA.

But she stressed dozens of other people remain in jungle camps of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

But she stressed dozens of other people remain in jungle camps of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

The Russian government has maintained in recent years, the illegal armed forces of a powerful offensive and achieved some results.

It denies homosexuals serving in the Armed Forces the right to enjoy 'intimate conduct' in their personal relationships.

He considers the monarchy an equally weighty topic, noting that the Queen is 'the head of state, the head of the armed forces. '

forging, altering, trading in, stealing or robbing 1 or more seals, seals of vehicle license plates or other seals of the armed forces.

If admitted to military schools in the armed forces, then to be able to stay in the army, went to the army!

This was due to a highly effective lobbying campaign by the armed forces.

For the armed forces, light weight optical fibers are replacing some of the heavier metal wiring in military airplanes.

It was also brought out at this meeting that the Armed Forces must not assume that funds were unlimited for studies in all areas.

Let the invaders come and our armed forces will wipe them out in no time.

It is a little bit like the policy of don't ask, don't tell for homosexuals in the armed forces.

The ultimate test of a democratic transition is whether civilians are in charge of the armed forces.

The Islamists, untrained and ill-disciplined with mostly small arms, are no match for one of Africa's biggest and best-armed forces.

These machines, to be known as the S-97 Raider, will be tested by America's armed forces.

sixth WGS satellite adds to the system's overall capacity and flexibility and will benefit both U. S. armed forces and our allies.

They've got no armed forces to speak of, we don't even have to use ships or planes to get our troops there, and dammit, they've got oil!

The first survey to assess attitudes across the Armed Forces reveals unprecedented levels of concern over equipment, morale and pay.

civilian cadres of the armed forces and professional and technical personnel recruited individually from non-military departments.

The Turkmen armed forces have conducted "large-scale" tactical exercises near the Afghan border, media outlets have reported.

It was also a bad day both for America's taxpayers and its armed forces.

It was also a bad day both for America's taxpayers and its armed forces.

Yuan laid down stiff conditions, demanding command of all the armed forces and a promise of political reform.

When the head of the armed forces refused to carry out an order to distribute the ballot papers, the president sacked him.

Our Armed Forces willalways be a cornerstone of our security, but they must be complemented.

And thanks to the courage and skill of our intelligence personnel and armed forces, Osama bin Laden will never threaten America again.

Mr Romney promises to set a floor for the defence budget of 4% of GDP, and plough any efficiency savings back into the armed forces.

without the global diplomatic network and armed forces of the British?

The new rifles will be produced for the Azerbaijan Armed Forces and will be offered for export as well.

These systems will be made to meet the stringent requirements of the armed forces in various countries.

The president is the head of state and also the commander in chief of the armed forces.

The president is the head of state and also the commander in chief of the armed forces.

Giunta says he wants the medal to be a symbol of dedicated service to the armed forces.

The President of the Republic, elected to a 5-year term by universal suffrage is also commander in chief of the armed forces.

The PLA and other branches of the country's armed forces used to rely heavily on senior high schools to supplement their new recruits.

He argued that members of the armed forces should not be treated in the same way as guerrillas or paramilitaries.

But communist armed forces established bases in the south and turned from the urban poor to the peasantry as the base of their support.

With normalisation will come the possibility that Tokyo will re-think the essentially defensive role of its armed forces.

In her annual Christmas message, Britain's Queen Elizabeth the Second has paid tribute to those serving in her country's armed forces.

His sons provide a certain amount of tabloid copy by doing princely things in the armed forces and nightclubs, but the public is bored.

Read up "Blood Borders" in United States Armed Forces Journal. That will tell you what the game plan is.

Read up "Blood Borders" in United States Armed Forces Journal. That will tell you what the game plan is.

"The armed forces do not know what to do, " he says.

The radical shrinking of Allende's bloated state was a way to avoid sharing patronage, and thus power, with the armed forces.

The armed forces are now managing Havana's port, where entire containers went missing when civilians were in sole charge.

The South Korean and American armed forces are thought to be discussing new rules of engagement to allow this.

The volunteers armed forces soldiers said to the young fellow that, Should die, removed the day to die, we were safe.

China has stepped up military spending in recent years as it seeks to build stronger, more modern armed forces adept at high-tech warfare.

State television showed the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces meeting -- conspicuously without Mr. Mubarak present.

Thousands of Argentines were tortured and murdered in other centres run by the armed forces.

The technical difficulties for Israel's armed forces of carrying out such a broad mission over such a long time are immense.

The technical difficulties for Israel's armed forces of carrying out such a broad mission over such a long time are immense.

armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency.

At every company, the veterans were shocked to look back at how "archaic and arbitrary" talent management was in the armed forces.

The Armed Forces must be able to wage war online.

The British armed forces are also likely to purchase fewer F-35s than they originally planned.

Four years ago, he enlisted in the armed forces. Today was his last official in the military and that fact energized him even more.

Beijing has twice suspended ties between the two countries' armed forces after routine US arms sales to Taiwan.

It is the country's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, who commands the armed forces and national security apparatus, not the populist president.

Samak was not always so harsh on the armed forces.

Conflicts in its north Caucasus republics have flared again. Its armed forces are woefully ill-equipped and poorly trained.

Conflicts in its north Caucasus republics have flared again. Its armed forces are woefully ill-equipped and poorly trained.

Military decrees and military rules shall be implemented within the armed forces.

We are going to have to . . . get behind our armed forces who are doing the brave fighting.

Some saw this as a sign of the waning influence of Sultan within the armed forces.

In the Democratic Party response, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois also used the writings of the Founding Fathers to salute the armed forces.

General Hillier complained that the armed forces suffered a "decade of darkness" under previous Liberal governments.

If you can't always get your favourite Nestle's Chocolate Bar, remember that the needs of our armed forces come first.

Elected to the board of directors for the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, Washington, D.

"If the reprisals start, " says a senior civil servant, "I fear you could see the armed forces breaking into tribal factions. "

The head of Thailand's armed forces says order will be restored in Bangkok despite escalated violence by anti-government protestors.

The head of Thailand's armed forces says order will be restored in Bangkok despite escalated violence by anti-government protestors.

More precise positioning would be an important asset for China's armed forces.

Now serving soldiers are barred from political office; indeed, the 410, 000 members of the armed forces do not even have votes.

Commandos launched a dawn raid against a base belonging to Guillermo Saenz, the chief of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

President Roosevelt has mobilised the army and ordered all the armed forces to take up their war stations, and imposed a censorship.

After the Hundred Years' War, taking advantage of the armed forces, nobles attempted the power to rule England.

Do you think about professional football players or perhaps members of the armed forces?

Mr Obama has promised to repeal the Defence of Marriage Act and to let gays serve openly in the armed forces.

Near the end of his speech, he extolled those in America's armed forces who "find meaning in something greater than themselves. "

This contract marks a key milestone in the operation of the Rafale in the armed forces over the coming years.

In his place I appoint Admiral Doenitz as President of the Reich and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.

And its big but ill-equipped armed forces, perhaps the navy aside, trouble no military planners outside of South Asia.

The United States Department of Defenseadministers the armed forces, including the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.

The High Command: the Supreme Command of the German Armed Forces .

Nowhere is the incipient rivalry sharper than between America's armed forces and their rapidly modernising Chinese counterparts.

The state military system inherited and upholds the principle of the Communist Party's absolute leadership over the people's armed forces.

The heaviest burdens in our war on terror fall, as always, on the men and women of our Armed Forces and our intelligence services.

The armed forces, such a baleful influence in some countries, are fairly clean.

However, the latest report concludes that the China "is steadily closing the technological gap with modern armed forces" .

Just five days later, after pulverising the Georgian armed forces, Russia announced that it was ending its operations.

Health, the Air Force Academy, the Armed Forces University, the Air Force Academy and War College graduate.

a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country.

He urged the acceleration of modernizing the air force which is an important component of the country's armed forces.

Strategically, the armed forces of the developed countries are studying the digital battlefield.

Another common denominator in these five countries is the fundamental role that the armed forces play in the succession process.

Building a carrier for the Chinese armed forces would be going a bit far.

The initial, primary focus is to support ground vehicle based ISR sensor solutions for the UAE Armed Forces.

Let the Communist-led armed forces form another group army in addition to the Eighteenth Group Army, making a total of six army corps.

Invasion, conquest, and control of a nation or territory by foreign armed forces.

Installing moderate civilian politicians in government, Mr Castro named himself head of the armed forces.

He insisted that he and Dr Fox agreed there would be "well-funded. . . strong armed forces" .

Al-Bashir, as commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, played a pivotal leadership role in the military campaign in Darfur.

Opposition activists say armed forces killed at least 13 people in protests after Friday prayers.

Yet men and women who serve in the United States armed forces are proud of those names.

The regime is reckoned to spend less than 2% of its budget on health care, but over 40% on the armed forces.

So, too, have American Indians and Alaska Natives bravely fought to protect this legacy as members of our Armed Forces.

The backstory on the edict underscores the evolving relationship between the armed forces and the media in the new Egypt.

Then you'd better make sure it portrays the armed forces in an exemplary, respectful and heroic light.

Iran's armed forces will forcefully respond to any attempts to violate the Islamic Republic of Iran's airspace.

And as we reflect upon public service, let us again be mindful of the remarkable sacrifice and courage of our Armed Forces.

The Armed Forces can operate blood banks to meet peacetime requirements but cannot supply wartime necessities.

The size and structure of the armed forces will determine Britain's security posture for a generation.

As it is, Messrs Osborne and Fox have encouraged the armed forces chiefs to join the public fray.

After World War II the (West) Germans recoiled against Hitler's violent conquests and renounced possession of armed forces altogether.

The report says the military has seen members from 53 gangs and 100 regions in the U. S. enlist in every branch of the armed forces.

The country's political system may be weak, but its bureaucracy and armed forces are strong, and they would not allow it.

To avoid further and greater loss of its armed forces, the US president authorized the use of atomic bombs to end the war with Japan.

Inside, they cracked open wooden crates labeled "Libyan Armed Forces" and loaded their trucks with huge quantities of munitions.

As the armed forces split, that could mean using the Republican Guard and special forces against the regular army and the protesters.

The armed forces and the people led by the Communist Party have already become the mainstay in the War of Resistance Against Japan.

The armed forces and the people led by the Communist Party have already become the mainstay in the War of Resistance Against Japan.

Strengthening national defense and the armed forces is a reliable guarantee for national security and the modernization drive.

The military service is available to U. S. And allied armed forces as well as approved Government agencies.

They call themselves "the Red Army, " i. e. , they identify themselves with the armed forces of the Soviets.

The report highlights the pressures on the Armed Forces of enduring two medium-scale military campaigns simultaneously.

Russia faces many security problems within its borders, and its armed forces are still rusty.

Some branches of the armed forces, especially the crack combat units, were much less relaxed about the idea of openly gay comrades.

A defence ministry statement called the murders "cowardly acts by criminal organisations seeking to scare off the armed forces. "

The Pentagon created the Joint Forces Command in 1999 to develop better ways for the various armed forces to work together.

In era of shrinking armed forces, America turns to private firms to carry out foreign military aid.

In era of shrinking armed forces, America turns to private firms to carry out foreign military aid.

Thousands gathered for the special thanksgiving ceremony, including the head of Indonesia's armed forces, General Endriartono Sutarto.

Japan's armed forces were present as observers during the Sea of Japan war games.

Students who obtain certification in this field are employed by airlines, airports, aircraft manufacturers, and the armed forces.

some of them, if needed by the armed forces, may continue their active service for one more year.

Armed forces are still seen as one instrument only in dealing with a conflict.

Reports suggest that elements of the armed forces are defecting and that non-army forces are receiving arms from outside the country.

Whereas Mr Abbas was willing to negotiate a demilitarised state with Israel, Hamas is bolstering its armed forces.

On Thursday, when the diplomats were in Darfur, the Sudanese armed forces attacked rebel positions.

Many Japanese-Americans served with honor in the United States armed forces.

It is a highly controversial issue whether women should join the armed forces or not.

Foreign troops are forbidden to fight, so combat duties fall to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

This time we have taken measure of the U. S. armed forces.

Today, the men and women of America's Armed Forces continue this proud tradition of defending liberty.

paying attention the armed forces system including the main force, the local armed forces and Militia.

The ability of Syria's armed forces to carry out successive heavy assaults has surprised some.

But the normally well-organised armed forces have not managed to do much beyond rescue and evacuation.

The Conservatives have rebranded the armed forces' mission as fighting rather than peacekeeping.

In order to achieve a balance, the armed forces of these countries should turn their focus towards working together to combat these threats.

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