Sentences with phrase «force at great cost»

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The Caliph Ali tried to crush the Kharijites by force and actually slaughtered thousands of them in battle, but at too great cost, for in the year 40 (A.D. 66o) he was assassinated by a Kharijite.

«It would allow me to decide when I am ready to go, rather than be forced into a premature death by travelling to Dignitas at great emotional and financial cost, or to suffer a traumatic, drawn - out death at home.»

Think about what's happening here in Manchester, projects to rebuild 10,000 homes in run - down areas axed, # 560m of transport schemes scrapped, sweeping cuts at Bolton, Salford, Trafford and Rochdale councils, 150 firefighter jobs at risk in Greater Manchester Fire Service, # 7m of cuts in the police force, up to 1,000 NHS admin jobs in danger and a local breast cancer helpline, that has taken 80,000 calls since it was set up, about to be closed, because health trusts will no longer foot the # 63,000 annual running cost,» he said.

And if she really forced herself into an energy deficit — by going to the gym, taking appetite control pills, etc — she could maybe blunt the growth of the baby, but only at great cost to both her body and the body of her child.

Despite being heavily outnumbered during the subsequent Japanese attack on Wake, the Americans put up a valiant fight, at great cost to the Imperial Forces.

Ben's investigation into the various crimes afflicting Rancho Santa Elena is compelling, but even more riveting — and ultimately the heart of the matter — is Ben's reluctant investigation of himself, forcing him to acknowledge damage and to confront it, potentially at great personal and professional cost.

Just when Jude was about to become the next victim, «Lord of Spirits» Milla comes in time to save him, at the cost of having her «Four Great Spirits» absorbed by the Lance of Kresnik, as a result, Milla loses her powers and they are both forced to retreat.

Institutional authority works very much like this, understanding and promoting the accepted wisdom, and it's only very occasionaly when someone dares to fly in the face of accepted wisdom, sometimes at great cost to their own «authority», that institutions are forced to change.

These surprises have often negatively impacted the quality and value of the legal services delivered (or received) and force the practitioner into a reactive solution mode — at a higher risk and greater cost for their clients.

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