Traditionally trained for protection, pursuing intruders and for search and rescue operations, these canines are also trained to sniff out homemade bombs, which are responsible for causing the most
number of casualties in Afghanistan.
Not exact matches
However U.S. commanders say the precision weapons used by the air force have meant an overall decrease
in the
number of civilian
casualties from combat operations as fewer people have been killed
in ground fighting.
In 2007, the military called upon me because the number of casualties was increasing in Afghanista
In 2007, the military called upon me because the
number of casualties was increasing
in Afghanista
in Afghanistan.
For comparison,
in the immediate aftermath
of Hurricane Harvey, Texas state and county officials provided reporters with an updated
number of casualties directly related to the storm daily.
Some
of these launching pits are located
in areas near hospitals and schools
in the heart
of populated areas and institutions attended by a large
number of people, making them difficult to attack because
of the risk
of civilian
casualties.
Doctors
in Syria's rebel - controlled suburbs
of Damascus have said they can not keep up with the
number of casualties, amid shelling by government forces.
According to Airwars — a non-profit that attempts to keep track
of the
number of civilian deaths caused by coalition airstrikes
in the Middle East — there has been a spike
in casualties under President Trump.
Probably, but just ask General Westmoreland about civilian (and US troop)
casualties in Vietnam and you'll get a
number about 20 %
of the real thing... as usual.
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.
• The total
number of drink - drive accidents rose by 2 % to 5,740
in 2015 • There was a 3 % rise
in overall drink - drive
casualties on 2014 to 8,480 • Around 220 people were killed
in drink driving related incidents, a figure unchanged since 2010, around 13 %
of all deaths
in reported road accidents
in 2015.
Casualties include hundreds
of websites hacked down
in the prime
of life, plus the dignity
of a
number of religious leaders — far less destructive than some other uses
of the «net
in sectarian war
in Iraq
in darker days past.
It's been over twelve hours after explosions and fire hit two fuel stations at Atomic Junction
in Accra and officials
of government, Ghana National Fire Service and the Police have remained tight - lipped on the
number of people injured,
casualties and level
of destruction.
But last year, the renewal
of NY / NY became the
casualty of yet another squabble between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mr. de Blasio — with Mr. de Blasio asking Mr. Cuomo to increase the
number of units to be built
in the city, and with Mr. Cuomo demanding that Mr. de Blasio pick up more
of the tab — calling for a 50/50 split
of the cost instead
of the state paying 80 percent, as it has done
in the past.
Though the Nigerian Airforce
in a statement declined to give the
number of casualty,...
«As for the morality
of that decision we have recently had both the memorial
of the Halabja massacre where thousands
of people were murdered
in one day by Saddam's use
of chemical weapons; and that
of the Iran - Iraq war where
casualties numbered up to a million including many killed by chemical weapons.
Following the Reigners Church building collapse
in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Saturday, the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has released the official
number of casualties.
Levin added that the
number of American and Afghan
casualties has increased because «we're taking the fight to the Taliban right
in the heart
of the Taliban heartland.»
General Irabor explained further that, contrary to the figure flying around on the
number of casualty of the Airstrike
in Rann
in Kalabalge local government area
of Borno state, the total
casualty figure recorded by the Theatre Command stood at 112 dead, while 97 were injured and are receiving treatment
in various hospitals within the state.
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.
«We have an excellent team onboard and we hope the results will help us understand what controls the size
of the very largest earthquakes on Earth, particularly following the enormous
numbers of casualties due to subduction earthquakes and tsunamis
in the last 10 - 15 years.
Another problem with the current GI Bill is that it gives more generous benefits to regular service veterans than to reservists or National Guard members, a large
number of whom have faced the same dangers and
casualty rates as their regular - service comrades during long, full - time deployments
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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.
It describes a progression
in which the value
of a variable (
in this case, the
number of casualties) is always ramped up or down by the same exponent, or power, as
in: two to the power
of two (2 x 2) equals four, three to the power
of two (3 x 3) equals nine, four to the power
of two (4 x 4) equals 16, and so on.
Had the attacks occurred later
in the day, or simultaneously, the evacuation would have been more difficult and the
number of casualties much greater.
While Divergent had plenty
of big scene skirmishes that resulted
in massive
numbers of casualties, the killings
in this film are even more disturbing.
In no way should they have gotten that high
number of casualties.
Reading The Day After Tomorrow as a 9/11 film,
in fact, adds another level
of polemical discussion
in that the film's Vice President Becker (Dick Cheney ringer Kenneth Welsh) emerges as the «I don't believe you» villain endemic to disaster movies and,
in this way, at least partly responsible for the
number of casualties suffered on behalf
of his myopia.
Meanwhile, on the outside, Lindsay Crouse's special agent has to fight her condescending male counterparts
in the FBI every step
of the way
in an attempt to recapture Michael with a minimum
number of casualties, the Cornells included.
The moral quandary at the center
of the film may not be an original one — Danish commander Claus Pedersen (Pilou Asbæk) must go to court over a split - second decision made during a firefight
in which his actions saved a comrade while unknowingly leading to a
number of civilian
casualties — but Lindholm takes seemingly ages to get to that point, allowing the audience to soak
in the monotony and incessant - if - buried burden
of Pedersen's position: serving as ersatz father for his unit while knowing, intuitively, that his family desperately needs him back home.
We have been very fortunate that despite the
number and severity
of some
of fires, there have been few
casualties and no recorded fatalities
in school fires the UK.
The first
casualty of the LMP1 group came
in the form
of the
number 14 Porsche 919 Hybrid, which fell back from the leaders with a fuel system problem requiring a costly trip to the pits.
The twenty - six
of us
numbered enough men for a platoon, yet another wave
in the sea
of Iraq war
casualties airlifted from Landstuhl every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday night.
While estimates on the
number of casualties during the invasion
in Iraq vary widely, the majority
of deaths and injuries have occurred after U.S. President Bush declared the end
of «major combat operations» on May 1, 2003.
Ngerit was introduced
in 1963 at the time
of Mount Agung exploded, claiming thousands
of casualties and a collective cremation which enable the survivor to cremate a large
number of corpses
in a simple way was introduced.
As you attack, the screen will create a mini cutscene showing your group with the
number of units you have left
in it which then zooms over to show the damage you caused and then any returning fire and
casualties if applicable.
The IPCC predictions
of global warming imply that, at the very least, millions
of people will die as a result
of climate change, much like the
casualty numbers in World Wars I and II.
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.
That's true
in spite
of the fact that the
number of casualties and the extent
of other damage is less than corresponding damages caused by many other forms
of energy relative to the amount
of energy produced by each form
of generation.
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.
In a confused article on PSFK, Ido Lechner channels Dorothy Rabinowitz and suggests that a) New York drivers are frustrated by bike lanes that are stealing parking spaces and driving lanes for the benefit of take - out delivery people and casual riders, and b) «the growing number of people encouraged to abandon their cars or the subway in favor of a more health - minded and eco-friendly pursuit inevitably spikes the number of biker - related casualties.&raqu
In a confused article on PSFK, Ido Lechner channels Dorothy Rabinowitz and suggests that a) New York drivers are frustrated by bike lanes that are stealing parking spaces and driving lanes for the benefit
of take - out delivery people and casual riders, and b) «the growing
number of people encouraged to abandon their cars or the subway
in favor of a more health - minded and eco-friendly pursuit inevitably spikes the number of biker - related casualties.&raqu
in favor
of a more health - minded and eco-friendly pursuit inevitably spikes the
number of biker - related
casualties.»
The Insurance Company
of British Columbia (ICBC) collects data regarding the frequency
of auto collisions and, unfortunately, the statistics on incidents causing death or injuries is on the rise: there were 54,000
casualty crashes
in BC
in 2012, and that
number reached 64,000
in 2016.
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number of high profile maritime
casualties.
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The Government has justified both amnesties on the grounds
of public policy — that the public policy imperative
in getting to the true
number of casualties (and
in ensuring they receive the help they need) is greater than the public policy consideration
of punishing those who break the law.
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Some
of the latest statistics listed by a
number of organizations that follow divorce statistics
in the United States are indicating approximately 55 %
of first time marriages are becoming
casualties of divorces and 70 %
of second time marriages are ending up
in divorce also.
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Ian McIntosh, CEO, RED Driving School, said: «Latest statistics show that cyclist
casualties have increased by 10 per cent, with a 13 per cent rise
in the
number of cyclists killed or seriously injured *.
If you would like to raise awareness
of road safety
in your school, college or community to help reduce the
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