Sentences with phrase «us military activity»

A Pentagon spokesman said there was no U.S. military activity in that area at this time.

«We have consistently called on China, as well as other claimants, to refrain from further land reclamation, construction of new facilities, and militarization of disputed features, and to commit to managing and resolving disputes peacefully with other claimants,» a Pentagon official told CNBC when asked about China's recent military activity in the area.

In a broader sense, American military activities have also helped stimulate plant investment.

Weitz said Russia is more interested «in monitoring US military activity in the country.»

Russian military spending fell by a fifth last year, its first decline in nearly two decades, with tighter purse - strings likely to affect Moscow's military activity...

In sum, the U.S. payments deficit and central bank movements out of the dollar, aggravated by U.S. military activity in Iraq and other countries, may indeed trigger a shift of international currency holdings into euros.

Sometimes the sacrament is requested for those at risk from other causes, e.g. a hazardous journey or undertaking, or military activity.

• Military activities against Nicaragua have included covert operations carried out through groups such as the National Security Council, the CIA, and other «secret teams» of mercenaries, arms merchants, and drug - runners.

But, in all fairness, it must be said that they were not given to military activity in the earlier phase of the movement.

Those inclined to argue that Jesus now would advise us precisely the opposite of what he did in the New Testament — this on the basis that, regarding both tax demands and military activity, our U.S. Caesar is so much worse than his Roman one was — these people should be warned against reading Martin Hengel's little book Victory Over Violence.

Civil defence and current expenditure on previous military activities — such as veterans» benefits, demobilization and weapon destruction — are excluded.

This includes military activity.

Even though Azerbaijan has recently upgraded its economic and military partnership with Russia, Azerbaijan's commitment to foreign policy neutrality and criticisms of Russian military activities in Ukraine underscore the limits of the Moscow - Baku partnership.

''... that all Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, from or through their territories or by their nationals, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, and technical assistance, training, financial or other assistance, related to military activities or the provision, maintenance or use of any arms and related materiel, including the provision of armed mercenary personnel whether or not originating in their territories...»

Russia's refusal to provide military assistance to Armenia or condemn Azerbaijani aggression also fuelled speculation that Russia had foreknowledge of Azerbaijan's military activities in Nagorno - Karabakh and had not shared this information with Yerevan.

The men were charged for unlawful training, conspiracy to commit crime and engaging in unauthorised military activity — charges they have pleaded not guilty to and were granted a bail of cents 20,000 each.

Giving an insight into the operational activities of Operation Lafiya Dole, General Nicholas told the team of the impending Operation Last Hold, which he described as an operation driven by civil — military activities geared towards giving back the IDPs their lives and supporting them to return to their communities through provision of agricultural implements for farming and fishing, rebuilding of accommodation structures, provision of medical support and seedlings.

With British military activity in Iraq and Afghanistan downgraded from a few years ago it is hardly surprising that these no longer dominate the media or political debate.

The well - connected Senator Collins is also leading a committee of inquiry into a private military company which is involved in the extensive privatisation of US military activity.

There are more subtle issues, such as: if the US's military activity in the middle - east, including our indulgence in «optional wars» is at least partially responsible for the breaking out of absurdly violent terror organizations, then is it right for the US to compound our own mistaken actions with more military actions of an even greater magnitude, i.e., by going nuke?

Presenting the equipment and items to the beneficiaries, the Commanding Officer noted that the donation was in line with the civil military activities aimed at ameliorating the plights of the Internally Displaced Persons.

Yet Pakistan spends 8 per cent of its GNP on military activities (the corresponding figure for the US is 6.5 per cent).

The UK has seen legal challenges to its military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan — an example of how the law can be used as part of a hybrid war strategy in on - going conflict.

Other applications include military activities, pipeline leakage detection, and the laying of communication cable.

Military activity itself depends on the existence of an underlying peaceful economy.

This is especially true of air strikes, by far the most dangerous military activity for civilians.

In Africa, for example, a new road with access to the disputed border between Djibouti and Eritrea seemed to signal the buildup of military activity before a 2008 conflict.

Military activities in the U.S.S.R. can be unilaterally monitored by the U.S. with the aid of a wide spectrum of remote - sensing technologies, including high - resolution satellite photography

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been associated with military activities for as long as wars have been fought — but this disorder was only named in the 1980s.

Articles on issues and prospects, ocean governance, living resources of the ocean, non-living ocean resources, transportation and communications, environment and coastal management, maritime security, military activities, regional developments, training and education, and ocean polar issues will be considered for Volume 33.

Such moments are wholly absent from the sequel, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo «s «28 Weeks Later,» which takes a more comic book approach to the same basic thematic material (original director Boyle was a producer and second unit director) and instead of post-9 / 11 destruction, is more concerned with the escalated military activity of the United States (this was when we were neck - deep in Iraq), envisioning a depopulated London patrolled by American armed forces.

Camouflage fatigues and crisp, bemedaled uniforms will not retreat from high schools anytime soon, especially with increased U.S. military activity in the world.

How many more military activities, commemorations, celebrations and values will schools be asked to absorb as the season of remembrance and recognition extends year - round?

The exact locations vary, depending on military activity or grounds availability.

Fort Barry and Fort Cronkhite — whose structures now serve as National Park Service facilities — were once nerve centers of Marin Headlands military activities long ago.

(2) A military activity carried out by DOD as of the effective date of these regulations and specifically identified in the section entitled «Department of Defense Activities» of the FMP / FEIS is not considered a pre-existing activity if: (i) It is modified in such a way that requires the preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., relevant to a Sanctuary resource or quality; (ii) It is modified, including but not limited to changes in location or frequency, in such a way that its possible adverse effects on Sanctuary resources or qualities are significantly greater than previously considered for the unmodified activity; (iii) It is modified, including but not limited to changes in location or frequency, in such a way that its possible adverse effects on Sanctuary resources or qualities are significantly different in manner than previously considered for the unmodified activity; or (iv) There are new circumstances or information relevant to a Sanctuary resource or quality that were not addressed in the FMP / FEIS.

Currently, military activity occurs on the islands of San Clemente and San Nicolas.

Cusco develop a general program to celebrate the National Holidays with a series of military activities, school parades, concerts, food festivals, serenades, burning castles and others.

A number of standing Working Groups have been formed to provide the Council with ongoing input on such areas as education, fishing, conservation issues, port and harbor interests, and military activities.

The region was subject to a fair amount of military activity during the Second World War.

Irreconcilability of war memories is the subject of two works: Baghdad ~ born Paul Qaysi's Misprints are purposely blurred images of U.S. military activity in Iraq, which provoke questions about how news organizations represent war; the Vietnamese transnational artist Oinh Q. Le's untit led photo - weavings from The Hill of Poisonous Trees situate the haunting memories of the Cambodian Genocide in relation to the Khmer Empire's artistic accomplishments.

Do you think the US military would be interested in research of climate implications of military activity?

Through this process, the groups representing broad interests from local town officials and chambers of commerce to the Department of Defense and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, sought to identify the areas that balanced high suitability for wind development and potentially conflicting uses, such as artificial reefs, areas of high boat traffic, military activity, and areas of high bird activity like Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge and around Winyah Bay.

Within the Arctic Sanctuary, there would be no fishing, no military activity and no exploration for or extraction of fossil fuels or other minerals from the seabed.

Our military activities could not occur without the money printers churning out trillions of fiat dollars to support their so - called wars on terror, which are really just resource grabs from other countries.

Environmental groups are pushing the idea that the Arctic should be protected in the same way as the Antarctic from any military activity or drilling.

In this decision, the first to explore the scope of the Article 2 ECHR «safeguarding» obligation in the context of military activities following the Supreme Court's landmark decision in the Susan Smith case, the Divisional Court rejected the contention that the safeguarding obligation imposed on the state a duty to protect soldiers from lack of -LSB-...]

It is the role of government to undertake functions in the broader public interest, such as public health activities, law enforcement, identification of deceased individuals through coroners» offices, and military activities.

«War» means declared or undeclared war or military activity by one or more national governments and does not include terrorist acts, other random acts of violence not perpetrated by the Insured, or civil war or community faction.

Military activity during peacetime may also make the list.