Sentences with phrase «military power during»

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The U.S. military's 15 - year focus on counterinsurgency during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan allowed other military powers — in particular China — to produce new equipment and modernize its forces at a rate that has Pentagon leaders concerned.

The transition from a superpower duopoly, in terms of military power, to a world monopoly, however, has had, among other effects during the 1990s, that of destabilising the fragile balance upon which the international multilateralism of the United Nations had been able to function, well or badly, during the 1960s and 1970s (following the «defrosting» and decolonisation, both the results of social, cultural, democratic and national struggle).

It was during IBB's halcyon years, of military power without responsibility; and endless wayward experimentation, that his junta dubbed political transition.

Killmonger desires not only to turn the Kingdom into a metaphor for American military invasion through the export of war, but to do so via explicitly American-esque military and governmental methods: destabilizing a vulnerable state during a handover of power, employing foreign sleeper agents to enact political will.

Stanton was the guy calling the shots during this time and evidently had quite a power hold on the military, as well as the government.

Woolsey brings his movie to Key West, Florida and immediately drums up interest with the local youth — especially teenage movie fan Gene Loomis (Simon Fenton — The Power of One), who lives on the local military base while his father is away serving in the Navy — and the flamboyant showman intends to put on an event that the kids won't forget as he employs every trick in the book to get a reaction during his movie.

Dragon Blade (R for graphic violence) Jackie Chan stars in this historical epic, set during the Han Dynasty, as a military commander who joins forces with a rogue Roman general (John Cusack) to protect China from power - hungry emperor Tiberius (Adrien Brody) Ensemble cast includes Peng Lin, Sharni Vinson, Mika Wang, Si Won Choi and Yang Xiao.

Seizure of political power: The sudden violent overthrow of a government and seizure of political power, especially by the military Successful action: A success that is unexpected and achieved with exceptional skill Feat of bravery: Among some Native American peoples, a feat of bravery during battle, especially touching an enemy warrior without harming him Synonyms: coup d'état, overthrow, revolution, rebellion, takeover, upheaval

[citation needed] The ZF «sliding pins and cams» became available, [1] and one example was the Type B - 70 used during the Second World War in the military VWs (Kübelwagen and Schwimmwagen), although technically this was not a limited - slip differential, but a system composed of two freewheels, which sent the whole of the engine power to the slowest - turning of the two wheels.

Military needs during World War II for easier steering on heavy vehicles boosted the need for power assistance on armored cars and tank - recovery vehicles for the British and American armies.

After successfully producing a four - wheel drive vehicle for the military during World War II, Dodge introduced a civilian version of this vehicle called the Power Wagon.

Edward I, Henry's eldest son, became king afterwards and expanded England's influence during his years in power, annexing Wales in 1277 and establishing an English overlordship over Scotland in a series of military campaigns (1296 — 1306).

The picture was widely distributed as a press photograph by both the Japanese and German governments during the war to celebrate Japanese military power.

An engineer specializing in steam and power generation, he achieved distinction for his many contributions to civilian and, during World War II, military - related engineering.

In March, the transition government, which seized power during a military coup last year, passed a decree banning logging and trade in rainforest hardwoods, including rosewood, following widespread international condemnation of timber trafficking.

If the question of whether use of torture in military interrogations of terrorist suspects were a law school exam question, I would bet that Yoo would have gotten extra points for coming up with the «self - defense» argument, or for arguing that executive power during a time of war trumps other considerations.

He talks also of his «jaundiced view» of government - financed research — feelings that originated during a college job at a military base where he rewrote a program, only to see the «powers that be» make it more cumbersome again.

The SSCRA gives the individual entering the military the power to suspend both civil as well as tax payment obligations that arose prior to, or during, the individual's military service.