Sentences with phrase «using military might»

But he doesn't think China is ready to risk «international opprobrium» by using military might to enforce its territorial claims.

«President Obama postponed the drive towards conflict with Syria last night but sent a clear signal to the Assad regime and a sceptical American nation that he is prepared to use military might if diplomacy fails.

Not exact matches

Senate passes amended military appropriations bill to require the Secretary of Defense to issue a report on blockchain technology's potential offensive and defensive use cases, including ways in which adversaries might deploy it to damage US interests.

Falsely linking morality to a particular religion or to some political or military ideology is a time - tested «three card trick» uses to stop people from asking the hard questions which might lead to an abandonment of the relevant faith.

The 2nd Amendment guaranteed individual citizens the rights to own arms JUST AS GOOD as those of the regular soldiers they might have to oppose in an armed rebellion — the very sort of armed rebellion that the writers of the 2nd Amendment had recently successfully engaged in, defeating the most powerful military force on the planet using their own guns, which were JUST AS GOOD as what the British regulars and their Hessian mercenaries had.

In other words, if a country is making significant strides in reducing the use of child soldiers, Molyneux suggests that not entirely withholding military support might be appropriate.

This was not only because of the enormous amount of resources that the military in all countries were using up but also the ultimate threat of a nuclear war that might, in one stroke, destroy the life - support systems of the earth.

Having rejected the authority of the Church as the glue holding together Christendom, Protestantism was ineluctably drawn to the force of military might, to using the secular arm of the state as the source for order and unity.

At first I thought I might have a seizure from the clamor, but once my ears acclimated I came to admire the (gentle) military precision the lunchroom staff uses to shepherd the kids in and out safely while getting them fed.

UK arms export rules are clear that licences for military equipment should not be granted if there is a «clear risk» that they «might» be used in violation of international humanitarian law.

And it will require the use of military might.

Meanwhile, political and legal activists urged him to use his position to free those in military prisons since 2011, that is, to begin what might resemble a transitional justice process earnestly.

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer says he's not afraid to use his political might to protect Fort Drum from cuts to the military budget.

«A ten shot clip is not so out of the ordinary and is not so limited to military or illegal use, that it might not be supported by the second amendment.»

Those with more knowledge of optics might point out that this «Er: YAG» crystal is used in solid - state lasers and be able to point out that a rod of this size could be found in a handheld device such as a military range finder.

«If soldiers think it's common for military personnel to use Spice, then they might think it's OK to use it.»

While the military hasn't used glowing bacteria to send any actual messages, they might one day.

People in the military, or navy, like marines and soldiers (which we have plenty on our site) might not always be able to make phone calls that easily either, but they can sometimes use the internet.

A lesser film might have put all the focus on the fish man: his origins, his abilities, how he'll be used by the military and so on.

In Brown v. Board, the judicial and military might of the federal government was used to prevent racial discrimination against minority students.

Apart from refinancing the mortgage, these loans for military retirees can also be used for other purposes such as debt consolidation, educational bills for kids who might be going off to college, or a home improvement project.

Other uses might be for education for yourself, your spouse, or child; additionally, many borrowers take out military loans to pay for travel or special events such as a wedding.

I would highly suggest that military members use this incredible perk to open some top - tier credit cards that might otherwise be out of reach because of high annual fees, namely The Platinum Card ® from American Express.

Japan faced restrictions exporting the PlayStation 2 because the powerful hardware inside might be used for military purposes.

Use the mystical might of Doctor Strange to counter the military prowess of Chris Redfield, harness the agility and strength of Spider - man to battle Albert Wesker's inhuman mutant powers.

Furthermore, he suspects that a bird he noticed observing him during the incident might have been a messenger pigeon of the type used by the military in WWII to send coded missives.

Conner, in one fine example, uses his skillful way with collage to merge a figure wearing a military jacket with an iconic image of mushroom clouds from the first underwater atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll, reanimating (and giving a psychological dimension) to an image of power and destruction that might not seem as safely far in the past as it used to.

Using education as a means to try and balance out the world's resource availability and humanities needs might be better then a military national security approach.

But now, universities and schools are entering a new dark age of knowledge, where Science will be determined by the priests, pope, gods of the academic church, and not only backed but empowered with might of arms of the police and military the governments wield through the use of undemocratic legislation and the court system.

You might also qualify for discounts if you're a member of the military, if you use your vehicle on a farm, if you had insurance and weren't a high - risk driver before, if you're a good student, and if you take a driver safety course.

Are the company's engineers happy that the software they're making might be used by the US military one day?