He would retain the capacity to move them into a hostile position once more, or to test the allies in other ways.

Our forward line was thinly held and was too close to the main hostile position.

As yet, the hostile positions had not been taken.

There was no organized resistance and we usually took a hostile position from the rear.

Thus a wide breach had been driven into the main hostile position.

I wanted to feel out the hostile position with these assault teams.

Then we swung in against the flank and rear of the hostile position.

I had not expected that we could take the hostile position so cheaply.

The court cleared a further 17 people whose allegedly hostile position was under review.

Tweets by the new accounts took a hostile position to calls for demonstrations.