"fleet" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The combined Roman and Massalian fleet and army posed a threat to the Carthaginians.
- At anchor in the harbor off Lochias, the Egyptian fleet posed an additional problem for the Roman ships.
- While their fleet still posed any threat, the enemy could not risk splitting their forces to close off trade routes.
- Similarly, Edward Woodville's fleet posed a threat to Gloucester only as long as the duke's own position was uncertain; once he had been recognized as protector the matter could be dealt with.
- As I said, their fleet does not pose a physical threat to any aspect of the Commonwealth.
- This was the heart of Tirpitz's "Risk Theory," which held that Britain would not challenge Germany if the latter's fleet posed such a significant threat to its own.
- The report particularly ridicules the conclusion that Mr. Hussein's fleet of "unmanned aerial vehicles," which had very limited flying range, posed a major threat.
- The U.S. Army had indicated that a fleet of 54 aircraft posed a moderate risk to mission fulfillment in 2005; the USAF has moved to cancel the program entirely in early 2012.
- Stationed at the time at Alexandria, Cunningham entered into delicate negotiations with Godfroy to ensure his fleet, which consisted of the battleship Lorraine, four cruisers, three destroyers and a submarine, posed no threat.
- Another official from the fisheries agency, Lawrence A. Ladage, said the "pirate fleet" poses a threat to several species of salmon already facing extinction.
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