Sentences with phrase «higher casualty»

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.

Vietnam was raging, and he was quickly assigned to a unit with a high casualty rate.

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

The strength of the Afghan security forces has declined sharply over the past 12 months, a US government watchdog has said, amid reports of desertions and high casualty rates.

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

He had joined the army as a boy soldier, and his Gloucester regiment had sustained one of the highest casualty rates at the time.

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.

However, the Service has been able to establish that the purported murder scene being depicted as a field of massacre was a high casualty accident scene which occurred along Owo - Akure road, Ondo State, on 3rd March, 2016.

He points out that one of the 1st century B.C.E. coin - hoard spikes coincides with a civil war that didn't cause high casualties.

(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 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.

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.

Its appearance on the battlefield requires immediately engagement by all nearby units, with high casualty rates reported for both human and Chimeran forces.

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.

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

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 ″

The high casualty rate from the indiscriminate use of drones in civilian areas and use for extrajudicial executions.

The third deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history was at Virginia Tech University in 2007, when 32 people were killed, and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which is tied for the fourth - highest casualty shooting, led to 26 deaths.

Not exact matches

British casualties were much higher than Germany's; 14 ships destroyed, over 6,000 men killed, and more than 600 wounded.

Before becoming president of Emily's List, Stephanie Schriock managed the winning 2008 Senate campaign of Al Franken — whose resignation last year made him the highest - profile Democratic casualty of the movement.

«The number of casualties is much higher than we expected, and is truly shocking.»

He is also the highest - profile casualty of «Operação Lava Jato» (Operation Car Wash), a sweeping corruption investigation that has rattled Brazil.

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Given the risk of early stage investing and venture capital's famously high mortality rate of portfolio companies, it is imperative that fund managers earn high return multiples at these more modest M&A exit values to offset casualties and drive attractive returns.

NEW YORK (TheStreet)-- The sales growth — and share price — of Dunkin' Brands (DNKN) may be one initial casualty of higher minimum wages being adopted across the country.

Chubb — Chubb is the world's largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company, and recognized as the premier provider of insurance for successful individuals and families in the U.S. and selected international markets, offering coverage for high - value automobile, homeowners, recreational marine / aviation, valuables and umbrella liability coverage.

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.

However, casualties were high, not only for military personnel, but also for South Korean civilians.

Childlike, unable to open a door with a key, she first appeared to Sacks as «a casualty, a broken creature... a mere mosaic of higher cortical functions.»

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.

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.

SEE MORE Manchester United transfer news Manchester United «on the brink» of fifth summer signing, asking price to be met Potential Man United casualty confident of starting spot, despite high - profile signings & more transfers imminent

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.

Data from 2005 indicated that approximately 15 percent of lightning casualties occurred during organized sports and an additional 25 to 30 percent resulted from recreational activities, but more recent data from 2010 - 2011 by the National Weather Service suggests that these percentages are much higher, with 48 percent and 62 percent of lightning fatalities attributed to sport and recreation, respectively.

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..

According to Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the UN high commissioner for human rights, «the [Saudi - led] Coalition is responsible for twice as many civilian casualties as all other forces put together, virtually all as a result of airstrikes».

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 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.

Jim Knight - Labour The work and pensions secretary became another high - profile casualty when he lost his seat of Dorset South with a 9.3 per cent swing to the Conservatives.

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.

The former Welsh MP - one of the most high - profile casualties of the general election - shrugged off a Daily Express report about his future.

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.

One high - profile Labour casualty was former shadow chancellor Ed Balls who lost his seat to Conservative candidate Andrea Jenkyns.

Lib Dem former chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, one of the highest - profile casualties of the general election, urged the winner not to take the party left and oppose austerity measures such as tax credit curbs.

Jacqui Smith's resignation is being seen as the highest profile casualty of the expenses scandal rather than a reflection of her record as home secretary.

One admitted: «Feelings are running high on this and there will be casualties.»