Sentences with word «strikes»

Drone strikes can also reduce perceptions of the United States as a bully whose military behavior may increase radicalization.

Datto's Total Data Protection platform encompasses a suite of proprietary software and hardware alongside a 140 - petabyte private cloud to store and restore data across a client's physical and virtual servers as well as SaaS applications, promising near - instantaneous end - to - end recoverability if and when misfortune strikes.

Relying on other states to deal with threats within their own territory and using Special Operations Forces and covert action as a complement to partner forces means a minimal role for drone strikes.

Only a very small fraction, if any, of the source term will remain in the air and / or «surf» on the wave that eventually strikes the shoreline.»

When the next tsunami strikes, they'll be learning all these lessons — again.

But assessing the value of drone strikes requires looking beyond the attacks themselves to first identify and prioritize U.S. interests and threats.

On three other occasions, federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt has blocked strikes through either back - to - work legislation or a referral to the Canadian Industrial Review Board.

Drone strikes could increase, given their appealingly lower profile, lower cost and greater accuracy.

Drone strikes of the type I discuss here apparently occur only in four states: Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan and Libya - though Libya's frail government requested U.S. help against the Islamic State, or IS, before the most recent round of strikes and Pakistan is widely believed to privately support the strikes.

Russia has threatened to use its air defenses against US missile strikes, and Russian officials have threatened to counterattack if US missiles fly over Syria, potentially by attacking US Navy ships or submarines.

This is why seeing everything printed strikes you.

In perhaps the quintessential nerd combo, a clever artist by the name of Greg Koening concocted a unique iPhone case that replicates the famous «carbonite freeze» scene from Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back.

Drone strikes give the United States a smaller overseas military profile than do land - based conventional forces.

For example, drone strikes are similar to Special Forces in their direct targeting ability in remote locations, but are less likely to create domestic opposition to the use of force because they don't put U.S. lives directly at risk.

Drone strikes» greater accuracy and lower profile give them the edge when policymakers are concerned about popular opinion and the potential costs of the use of force.

Despite the big controversy, these strikes» political advantages are small because of limited U.S. interests outside the Eurasian continent and the limited overseas terrorism threat to U.S. interests.

Concern about U.S. strikes can drain liberal partners» goodwill, potentially affecting U.S. interests in other areas.

Germany, for example, has in the past limited intelligence sharing with the United States because of legal and ethical concerns about drone strikes outside battlefields.

Drone strikes have an even more limited role in a grand strategy of selective engagement.

Multiple myeloma, he said, «had been a vague phrase» in his life until he himself was diagnosed with this blood cancer, which strikes just over 30,000 Americans each year and kills about 12,600.

Strikes can achieve short - term goals like killing leaders of terrorist groups such as al - Qaida in the Arabian Peninsular leader Jalal Baleedi in Yemen.

Meanwhile, the US has taken every step short of military strikes to stop North Korea, saying that the era of «strategic patience» had ended and that «all options,» including military strikes, were on the table for reeling back the rogue state.

Although Riot funds the championship prize pools and pays $ 12,500 stipends for pro players and coaches for each season split, teams have become increasingly vocal about sharing the revenue Riot makes when it sells world championship sponsorships, strikes distribution deals to stream games and tournaments online, and sells team - branded in - game goods.

The «number of weapons released» in US air strikes in Afghanistan in 2017 was 4,361, according to US Air Force data, compared with 1,337 the previous year.

The concern is that such strikes could take away attention from the fight against Islamic State militants.

The fourth category, best cross-platform initiative, was awarded to Canadian Business for our long - form piece, «The Empire Strikes Back.»

Saturday's strikes by the U.S., Britain and France were in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack by the Syrian military in eastern Ghouta.

The move simplified the privacy deal Google strikes with its users — and improved its ability to track you no matter where in the Googleverse you go.

Fearing future strikes and slowdowns, big shipping companies switched business to the Eastern Seaboard.

The mission to get Osama bin Laden was highly dangerous, and it ranks among the boldest strikes in the history of U.S. special operations.

The second quarter will be impacted by strikes by France's national railway workers (SNCF) which affect the transportation by train of certain products and raw materials, and thus operations at certain sites, mainly in advanced materials.

The number of US air strikes in Afghanistan has spiked since President Donald Trump took office a year ago though the insurgents have hit back with deadly attacks, including a bloody Taliban raid on a Kabul hotel on the weekend.

Since then, the film argues, a variety of measures — from Jim Crow laws to President Richard Nixon's «war on drugs» and President Bill Clinton's «three - strikes - you're - out» legislation — have served to send increasingly large numbers of black men in prison, and several legal scholars and activists interviewed on camera suggest a profit motive at work, as well as racism.

«I would not like us to go to the American system, which strikes me as absolutely crazy,» he explained in his interview today, «that you can go and buy automatic repeating rifles down at the local gun shop that looks more like a supermarket.»

The US has refused to confirm if Ansi died in one of its air strikes, with Defence Secretary Ashton Carter saying that he could not comment on specific details of a particular move.

The Israelis have said their strikes aim to prevent Irans garrison in Syria from entrenching itself deeper in support of President Bashar al - Assad and linking with Hezbollah in Lebanon to form a broad front against them.

Not only will this provide you peace of mind, but you're more likely to respond quickly and effectively when trouble strikes.

The increase in air strikes has led to concerns over civilian casualties, particularly after the United Nations reported a spike in deaths caused by air strikes last year.

It doesn't happen often that gadgets delight, especially if you are used to seeing (and using) dozens of them, but the Surface Pro strikes a fine balance between elegance, look, personality, and usability.

You'll want to purchase all - risk insurance, which covers your cargo against everything except man's inhumanity to man — war, strikes, riots and civil commotion — and inherent vice in the cargo.

That means tweaking your habits, workspace, or daily interactions to create both opportunities to share what strikes you as awesome with others, and being open to checking out whatever moves and impresses others in return.

In addition to the underperformance from the energy sector after U.S. military strikes in the Mideast, big oil stocks like Exxon Mobil and Chevron, which have a longer history than the ETFs, as well as the price of crude oil, have also trailed the market.

The moves came after President Donald Trump tweeted a threat about the U.S. military launching missiles strikes against Syria.

Moore Stephens will become the 11th largest accounting firm in Western Australia after striking a merger agreement with the Perth office of UHY Haines Norton.

A Perth - based technology startup has struck a deal under which 10 million students in the US could be using its smartphone app.

As WeWork expands around the world, making sure its many locations strike the right blend of high - tech and cozy won't be easy.

The penultimate goal is to strike the right balance to produce paid or company - generated content as good as high - quality editorial, such that it will be embraced by consumers.

Here are the government programs that aim to help veterans strike out on their own.

Inspiration struck when Turner considered a question from his cousin, whose seven - year - old son was still fighting a battle with leukemia that he'd eventually win.

In the morning, a scavenger on a speeder approaches and the two strike up a dialogue about wandering the desert.