"sustained" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Serbian atrocities became so shameful that the Europeans finally agreed to American plans for sustained bombing.
- The operation is noted for Japan's sustained bombing of cities in central west China.
- About 1,500 rebels were thought to have taken part in the assault which was carried out in the face of sustained bombing from the Air Force.
- This objective can be achieved at a relatively low cost through air power and sustained bombings.
- And Mr. Cheney also implied that an additional period of sustained bombing and air attacks was needed before a ground attack could begin.
- Doubts surfaced as to the effectiveness of large-scale, sustained bombing.
- The city's lower reaches look as if they suffered sustained aerial bombing.
- It said the Islamic militia's fighters had been forced to retreat with their weapons and equipment because of sustained bombing by American warplanes.
- Casualty figures climbing into the thousands could wear down the coalition's cohesion, making sustained bombing a riskier tactic.
- It seemed a clear acknowledgement of significant disruption after more than two weeks of sustained bombing.
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