forces
Example Sentences
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Extra security forces have been drafted to ensure calm, with around 300,000 officers and temporary election police deployed.
From Barron's
Instead, he has blamed "infiltrators" or "anarchic forces" for igniting violence -- without giving further details.
From Barron's
Last week, the US announced that it had boarded and inspected the Aquila II, which US forces had "tracked and hunted" to the Indian Ocean.
From BBC
Highlighting the positive, many European officials noted that, ahead of Munich, Colby reaffirmed at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ministerial meeting in Brussels the enduring American extended nuclear deterrence in Europe—even as he insisted that European forces will be primarily responsible for the continent’s conventional defense.
The question isn’t whether there will be competition in nuclear forces, but whether America will show up to compete.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
