Sentences with phrase «when air strikes»

That price was made clear over the weekend, when air strikes by US, British, and French aircraft targeted chemical weapon storage and research facilities.

Rightly or wrongly, I felt a sense of relief when air strikes were ordered to stem the progress of the militants.

Relatives identified it from the sock the man wore when an air strike crushed him to death beneath his own home, a morgue worker said.

Not exact matches

In these days of wildcat strikes and back - to - work legislation, it is difficult to remember an era when Air Canada's management and its unions didn't seem eager to stab each other's eyes out with forks.

When the US struck a Syrian air base over a suspected chemical attack in April 2017, it used Tomahawk missiles launched from US Navy guided - missile destroyer ships.

When cosmic rays strike the air, they create showers of ionizing radiation — particles that can knock electrons free of atoms and molecules — that can penetrate deep inside our bodies.

He explained that even when the children did go to school, the constant noise and threat of air strikes meant it was hard for them to focus anyway.

Air Canada was forced to cancel about 75 flights in April when a faction of pilots called in sick — a strike declared illegal by labour officials.

The 27 - year - old hit bottom last June when manager Lou Piniella went off on Grieve, who was hitting.236 at the time, after he had struck out looking to end a game against the Yankees; the tongue - lashing in the dugout was aired repeatedly on national TV highlight shows.

France was the first US ally to join in air strikes against ISIL in September 2014, when Interior Minister Cazeneuve responded to threats to kill French citizens in retaliation by saying that the government was «not afraid» and would protect its citizens.

Committee members, publishing their report into the MoD's equipment programmes, also criticise delays to the Joint Strike Fighter programme which will see two new aircraft carriers operating without air support when they enter service in six years.

Mike Gapes, the Labour MP for Ilford South, referred directly to Mr Corbyn when he said: «Can I remind her and the right honourable member for Islington North that it was a Labour government, with Robin Cook as Foreign Secretary, which carried out air strikes in Iraq under Operation Desert Fox in 1998 without a UN resolution, it was a Labour government that restored President Kabbah in Sierra Leone without a UN resolution, that it was a Labour government that stopped the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo without a UN resolution, and that there is a long - standing and noble tradition on these benches supporting humanitarian intervention.»

Russia's foreign minister said Friday that the U.S. sought out and respected Moscow's positions in Syria when it launched its air strikes last week.

As I reported last week, there was outrage when Corbyn wrote to MPs opposing air strikes without first informing the shadow cabinet (I'm told that my account of that meeting was also raised).

When a high energy cosmic ray strikes the atmosphere, it produces a so - called air shower — an avalanche of lower energy particles.

Creating an electrical current with a gas is possible in part because when gas strikes an inclined surface, it produces a pressure gradient, similar to the effect that keeps airplanes in the air.

And for reasons that are not clear, positively charged bolts struck less frequently when the levels of silicon dioxide and other aerosols in the air were high.

Thunder is the sound that is created when the resulting lightning strike suddenly heats the air.

When a high - energy gamma ray from a blazar strikes air molecules in the upper regions of Earth's atmosphere, it produces a cascade of charged subatomic particles.

An air shower occurs when a fast - moving cosmic ray particle strikes an air molecule high in the atmosphere, creating a violent collision.

The carbon 14 is formed when cosmic rays strike nitrogen atoms in the air.

When cosmic ray particles strike the earth's atmosphere, collisions with air molecules initiate cascades of secondary particles.

But the courts haven't always struck down EPA emissions trading programs — such as the trading program for nitrogen oxides — and when they have disqualified programs, it was either because agencies failed to follow proper procedure (as was the case with a Bush - era mercury rule that eased requirements on power plants) or because specific statutory goals were not followed (as was the case in the Clean Air Interstate Rule, which wouldn't have necessarily reduced all interstate pollution).

When you think of this men's leather jacket, you are instantly transported to a world of Tom Cruise wearing Aviator sunglasses and flying through the air to «Take My Breath Away», but, this style of military jacket is just as striking today as it was when it was first introduced in 1When you think of this men's leather jacket, you are instantly transported to a world of Tom Cruise wearing Aviator sunglasses and flying through the air to «Take My Breath Away», but, this style of military jacket is just as striking today as it was when it was first introduced in 1when it was first introduced in 1927.

One funny thing I noticed is that when you get blown to smithereens by a rocket strike or Mortar Strike you just drop dead instead of blasting 50 feet into thstrike or Mortar Strike you just drop dead instead of blasting 50 feet into thStrike you just drop dead instead of blasting 50 feet into the air!

It all started when an Israeli air strike killed Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari.

• Clouds form because cold air doesn't hold as much water as warm air • Clouds are made of water vapor • Clouds always predict rain • Rain falls when clouds become too heavy and the rain drips out or bursts the cloud open • Rain comes from holes in clouds, sweating clouds, funnels in clouds, melted clouds • Lightning never strikes the same place twice • Thunder occurs when two clouds collide • Clouds block wind and slow it down • Clouds come from somewhere above the sky • Clouds are made of smoke How does the 5E model facilitate learning?

In addition to stronger internal bracing - in the form of beams inside the doors - and increased padding on the door panels, several automakers are installing side - impact air bags that are designed to deploy when a car is struck from the side.

The latter strikes us as more of a gimmick than anything else, but you'll certainly impress your passengers when you turn up the volume by moving your fingers through the air.

The Pardlos seemed firmly entrenched in middle - class security until August 5, 1981, when President Reagan fired more than 11,000 striking air traffic controllers, including Pardlo's father.

When cholera strikes Eel's tenement - like neighborhood, most residents assume that poisonous air is to blame.

Valina was air lifted to hospital by STARS air ambulance on January 15th 2006, when the vehicle that she was traveling in was STRUCK head - on at highway speed.

Suzanne was scheduled to fly Lufthansa Business as well, but when she arrived in Paris she received notice of a strike action for Air France.

«What immediately strikes you, right from when you get off the bus in Tanah Rata, is the air, the fresh air coming from the lush jungles that surround you,» Andra says.

When you're playing the Nod campaign, the AI GDI player will always send its air strikes against your northernmost unit or building, whatever it is.

When Kirby is using a weapon ability like a Cutter and holding it in the air, allies can strike at it to enchant your attacks with new effects and increased damage.

Some are straightforward like the Great Sword, which is particularly effective when you charge it up and let loose a super-powered strike for high - damage; but others, like the Insect Glaive, with its air dashes and Kinsect companion, require a bit more finesse to use properly.

An increase in maximum health to upping the time you can spend in the air when performing a Rune Strike, is possible.

In 1999, when Rudy Giuliani was Mayor of New York, (Giuliani started his political career as Associate Attorney General under President Reagan, infamous for his ignorance and inaction during the AIDS epidemic, and his en masse firing of union air traffic controllers on strike in 1981) Giuliani sued the Brooklyn Museum for opening the much - hyped exhibit Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection, which included the work of then - emerging British artists such as Chris Ofili and Damien Hirst.

The findings are striking in part because Stockholm already had relatively clean air when it started charging fees to drivers.

• Won a key 2007 victory on greenhouse gas vehicle emissions when the nation's highest court sided with our coalition and struck down the Environmental Protection Agency's refusal to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act.

When this occurs, vehicle occupants may be struck by airbag components that are released into the air.

Our client was a pedestrian standing on the sidewalk when they were struck by a car, thrown in the air, and landed on the car's hood.

When disaster strikes and clients take to social media to air grievances about their insurance coverage — or lack thereof — how can the industry respond?

If the car suffers from man - made causes like strike, malicious act, burglary, theft, riot, accident through external means, terrorist activity, any damage when the car is in transit by road, rail, inland waterway, lift, elevator or air

But even when misfortune strikes, the Parallax has you covered with an air - cushioned protective frame that focuses its shock absorption to where it really matters: the corners.

Timing is everything when you are striking enemies in the air, so don't just mash the different attack buttons.

Asus struck a nerve when it initially released the ZenBook UX305 in 2015, particularly with MacBook Air fans jaded by Apple's lackluster refresh of its most affordable laptop.

Of course, I'm not really staying up'til midnight chucking balls in the air, it just struck me as funny when yesterday I caught myself continuing to practise after even Charlotte had lost interest!