carry on war

Example Sentences

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Money is undoubtedly the sinews of war, but the power to raise money to carry on war, under the constitution, is not an implied power, and whoever adopts that theory commits a great constitutional error.

From Monopolies and the People by Cloud, D. C.

All these were called the first class, the seniors were to be in readiness to guard the city, the juniors to carry on war abroad.

From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livius, Titus

How foolish this too must seem when viewed from above—that we should carry on war over even a slight infraction on any imaginary, mathematical line.

From Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association by Weston, Stephen Francis

In these times five or six counties, a few nobles, or the people of single villages would combine to carry on war against the foe within their borders.

From The Golden Age in Transylvania by Jókai, Mór

"Business as usual" was the slogan, for the ordinary business man rather fancied that he belonged to a nation great enough to carry on war as a side issue without seriously altering its daily routine.

From On the Fringe of the Great Fight by Nasmith, George G. (George Gallie)