Sentences with phrase «higher casualties in»

In the 2006 conflict, before Iron Dome was in place, there were much higher casualties in Israel from rocket attacks.

The commander of Israel's elite infantry Givatii Brigade Col. Ofer Winter, that suffered high casualties in the last month, declared holy war on the Palestinians in a message to his troops at the beginning of the Gaza war that went on to say: «The Lord God of Israel, make our way successful.

TRF: Floods and landslides have hit Nepal hard this monsoon season, bringing high casualties in just the first few weeks.

Not exact matches

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This would likely be the case if Canada experienced high casualties or a major military defeat while the election campaign is in play.

Its current ROIC of 43 % ranks highest of the 45 property and casualty insurers we cover, and since 2007 it's only earned an ROIC below 20 % once, in 2007.

Our shore casualties might have been a lot higher had he been as slow, stupid and lazy as various governors and presidents have been in the past about contingency planning for worst case scenarios.

By the end of the four - year conflict, the first in which aviation played a major role, the RAF had 27,000 officers and 260,000 other personnel operating more than 22,000 aircraft, but had seen high casualty rates.

As reported by Sky Sports, both Blind and Mata are likely to be high - profile casualties of Mourinho's arrival at United, with the 53 - year - old ready to give the green light to their sales if acceptable bids come in for them.

Eric Bailly and Marouane Fellaini are the two high profile casualties from the defeat to Chelsea and the former is set to miss most of the football in the next 12 weeks.

The naming and subsequent pruning of provisional World Cup squads in recent days has yielded a number of high - profile casualties, among them Ronaldinho, Francesco Totti, Antonio Cassano, Esteban Cambiasso, Javier Zanetti and Karim Benzema, and the tournament will undoubtedly be poorer for their absences.

Something new that takes them so far out of their comfort zone it might result in one or two high profile casualties.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website says lightning can occur at any time of the year, but lightning casualties are highest in summer, with the most strikes in July, and two - thirds of all casualties occurring between noon and 6 p.m..

Up in the Scottish Highlands, Danny Alexander could be one high profile casualty of the backlash.

In sum, the definition of imminence that the Obama administration is promoting is extraordinarily broad, opening the door to killings in cases where there is no evidence of a specific attack being planned in the immediate future, and — by implication (since more attacks would be made possible)-- to a higher risk of civilian casualtieIn sum, the definition of imminence that the Obama administration is promoting is extraordinarily broad, opening the door to killings in cases where there is no evidence of a specific attack being planned in the immediate future, and — by implication (since more attacks would be made possible)-- to a higher risk of civilian casualtiein cases where there is no evidence of a specific attack being planned in the immediate future, and — by implication (since more attacks would be made possible)-- to a higher risk of civilian casualtiein the immediate future, and — by implication (since more attacks would be made possible)-- to a higher risk of civilian casualties.

If these numbers are borne out on May 7, Clegg could be his party's highest - profile casualty in what looks set to be its worst general election since it was formed.

Also: Fire may be opened to forcefully stop any vehicle that fails to stop at a checkpoint or road block when ordered to stop for search; automatic fire will only be opened as a last resort; avoid collateral damage; after fire has ceased, render medical assistance and record details of incident both in writing and using audio / visual equipment whether or not casualty has been recorded; and whenever in doubt, seek clarification from higher headquarters.

All crews are required to train to a very high level, which enables them to deal with any aspect of emergency care, from minor injuries to cardiac arrest, or multiple casualties sustained in serious road accidents.

Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota announced he would resign «in the coming weeks» from the U.S. Senate after his support among Democrats crumbled, becoming the highest - profile casualty in the growing list of lawmakers felled by charges of sexual harassment or indiscretions.

Cowal said the ruling Revolutionary Institutional Party (known by its Spanish acronym PRI) in Mexico at the time had shown itself unable to deal with the catastrophe, but it also exposed corruption in municipal building codes that allowed the construction of poorly built buildings which contributed to the high numbers of casualties and property damage.

High - casualty public shootings, shown here as the total number killed and injured in these incidents per 100 million people, have recently increased in the United States.

These advances, combined with enhanced protective gear, helped produce the highest U.S. combat survival rates in history: Today less than 10 percent of combat casualties die from their wounds, compared with 19 percent in World War II and 16 percent in Vietnam.

These findings are important because they define a potential prophylactic strategy to prevent HO in combat casualties and civilians at high risk of this disabling condition, thereby dramatically improving the function and quality of life of patients at risk.

However, the number of people diagnosed with trauma - and stressor - related disorders following the 9/11 attacks only increased approximately four per cent in the period following the attacks (as compared with 16 % following the Breivik attacks), even though the number of casualties was far higher in this attack than in the Breivik attacks — almost 3,000 people died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

A development towards an increase in mass - casualty attacks means more complicated rescue operations and puts higher demands on organisations» crisis management.

In other words, given the high level of know - how needed to use disease as a weapon to cause mass casualties, the United States should be less concerned that terrorists will become biologists and far more concerned that biologists will become terrorists.

«When analysing train attacks in particular, it is evident that attacks performed by religiously motivated terrorist groups show a higher ratio of casualties than the attacks performed by groups classified as nationalist / separatist or communist / socialist,» says Veronica Strandh.

«The civilian casualties reported by the UN have always been higher than those reported by ISAF,» says U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, the director of communications for NATO based in Kabul.

The Task Force will be involved in building and coordinating external partnerships regarding high threat emergency casualty care.

(There is a high casualty rate in this movie, involving more than just anonymous thugs or soldiers, which is something to consider if you're planning a family outing to the multiplex.)

The practice has since been discredited by many as a costly failure, but that doesn't detract from the bravery of the men who flew repeated missions in the knowledge that casualty rates were high.

In no way should they have gotten that high number of casualties.

The casualties in flattened cars during this sequence are so high that it's distracting, but even more curious is the way the tank fails to crush Roman's car, which just sits being pushed by the tank.

He assumes that it's only a matter of time — and an inevitably higher casualty count — before that body leaves them no choice in the decision.

Kids have always divided into cliques and subjected the nonconforming to verbal and physical abuse; only recently, it seemed, had the social drama of high school resulted in mass casualties.

The first casualty of the 18 percent cap was Edward Brooke Charter Schools, one of the highest - performing elementary - school operators in Massachusetts, which was denied a charter to open a fourth school in Boston.

In terms of casualties, the U.S. and U.K. apart, the Afghan theater has seen Canada's highest combat casualties since the Korean War; Australia's highest combat casualties since Vietnam; France's highest combat casualties since Algeria; the highest combat casualties for Germany, Italy, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden since World War II; the highest combat casualties for the Netherlands since the Dutch withdrew from Indonesia in 1949; the highest combat fatalities for Spain since the Ifni War in Morocco in 1958; and the highest combat casualties for Poland in a foreign war since World War IIn terms of casualties, the U.S. and U.K. apart, the Afghan theater has seen Canada's highest combat casualties since the Korean War; Australia's highest combat casualties since Vietnam; France's highest combat casualties since Algeria; the highest combat casualties for Germany, Italy, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden since World War II; the highest combat casualties for the Netherlands since the Dutch withdrew from Indonesia in 1949; the highest combat fatalities for Spain since the Ifni War in Morocco in 1958; and the highest combat casualties for Poland in a foreign war since World War Iin 1949; the highest combat fatalities for Spain since the Ifni War in Morocco in 1958; and the highest combat casualties for Poland in a foreign war since World War Iin Morocco in 1958; and the highest combat casualties for Poland in a foreign war since World War Iin 1958; and the highest combat casualties for Poland in a foreign war since World War Iin a foreign war since World War II.

While these minimums may seem high, an accident that results in serious injuries or casualties can easily exceed these coverage limits.

Dogs also suffered high casualty rates too as their excellent sensitivity to smell meant that they were employed to search for mines and trip - wires, commonly resulting in injury or death from resulting explosions.

The casualty rate of more than 64 % was higher than that of any other nation engaged and Australia's highest in any war.

It's tough but what a rush, let's see if you can manage to evade in a high speed high stakes chase without causing any civilian casualties.

Robert Crumb was once considered to be a creepy comics casualty slavered over by nerds, but now — thanks to several high - profile exhibitions in «established» museums and the anointing of art historian Robert Hughes (who described him as «the Bruegel of our time», yes really)-- Crumb has become one of the foremost commentators on the inherent weirdness of America.

Art education too has become a casualty of the corporatization of higher learning, as shown by the recent disasters at Cooper Union in New York City and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Another high - profile casualty: a sculpture of four vacuum cleaners by Jeff Koons, who has two major gallery exhibitions in New York.

Our study uses a false alarm rate for tornadoes as a control variable in a model to estimate casualties and we find that an increase in the false alarm rate does translate to higher casualties.

The Merlin radar studies presented in the EIR are worthless, except for telling us in what season and at what time of day we can expect the highest number of casualties from collisions.

One of Britain's leading solar entrepreneurs is set to announce that his business has gone into liquidation, in the third high - profile casualty for the sector this month.

The number of auto casualties in wealthy nations have waned slightly, especially last year when driving decreased due to high gas prices and economic hardships, but not enough to compensate for the exponential growth in auto dependence and auto deaths in poorer nations.

These mostly preventable deaths, in casualties alone, exponentially surpasses the number of casualties from higher profile, more newsworthy, less common tragedies.

If the doors were open the gas would have spread very quickly through the building via the stairwell 2 / Frequently these chlorine cylinder land in open spaces, so the casualties are lower, but this was a direct hit, and it appears possible the gas could have spread through the building rapidly, which is likely why we're seeing comparatively high casualties 3/3 ″