armed

Example Sentences

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"I am not in favour of an ambitious industrial project that will serve our armed forces being co-managed. We need a leader."

From Barron's

The Provisional IRA - the main armed republican paramilitary group for most of the Troubles - declared a ceasefire in the run up to the agreement and officially ended its violent campaign in 2005.

From BBC

But the animal put up a fight, and police armed with shields are reported to have spent around an hour trying to catch it.

From BBC

The heightened defence posture at RAF Akrotiri will inevitably stretch the UK's already strained armed forces.

From BBC

Large areas of the country remain under the control of armed opposition groups.

From BBC