Every effort was to be made to induce the British to reinforce their forward positions, where the German artillery could engage them.

This division of forces left Blake with only 42 men of war by November, while the Dutch were making every effort to reinforce their fleet, and this led to an English defeat by Tromp in the Battle of Dungeness in December but didn't save the English Mediterranean fleet, largely destroyed at the Battle of Leghorn in March 1653.

Kimmel was relieved of his command in mid-December 1941, while he was in the midst of planning and executing retaliatory moves, including an effort to relieve and reinforce Wake Island which might have led to an early clash between American and Japanese carrier forces.

The Axis effort to reinforce Iraqi insurgents was insufficient and failed, but led to the decision to invade Syria that resulted in a substantial diversion during an already critical moment for the Allies.

This was the official name of the site until 1982, when it was renamed " America's Stonehenge ", a term coined in a news article in the early 1960s, in an effort to separate it from roadside oddity sites and reinforce the idea that it is an ancient archaeological site.

The action consisted of combined air and sea engagements over four days, most near Guadalcanal and all related to a Japanese effort to reinforce land forces on the island.

Believing that another attack would be directed against the forces in the Flanders sector, in an effort to reinforce the British forces there, the Allied commanders recalled the 3rd Division was recalled from its quiet sector around Armentieres and sent it to Ypres.

Taishi Ci immediately asked Kong Rong for an army so that he could fight his way out of the castle in an effort to reinforce Kong Rong and fight off his would-be murderers by defeating them first before the siege completed.

Heavy breathing exercises can reinforce this effort.

During the early stages, the Gestapo was undermanned and the German army and navy were called in to reinforce the Gestapo in its effort to prevent transportation taking place ; but by and large they proved less than enthusiastic in the operation and frequently turned a blind eye to escapees.

Meanwhile the Dutch were making every effort to reinforce their fleet.

Over the years, both in the Greek and the European level, there has been an ongoing effort to reinforce Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Paul K. Davis sees its importance as the " Carthaginian defeat ended the attempt to reinforce Hannibal, dooming his effort in Italy, and Rome was able to establish dominance over Spain.

The Germans had undergone a massive effort to reinforce Army Group South, transferred to the control of Field Marshal Fedor von Bock, former commander of Army Group Center during Operation Barbarossa and Operation Typhoon.

Every effort is made to reinforce Service members ’ identity.

In December 1857 the 17th arrived in India to reinforce the effort to suppress the Indian rebellion against British rule.

With the great Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, and the defeat of the Copperheads in the Ohio election in the fall, Lincoln maintained a strong base of party support and was in a strong position to redefine the war effort, despite the New York City draft riots.

In politics, one may allocute before a legislative body in an effort to influence their position on an issue.

Johnson responded approximately one week later, concluding that " we are neither making maximum effort nor achieving results necessary if this country is to reach a position of leadership.

Proponents of this position believe that the presence of believers during the tribulation is necessary for a final evangelistic effort during a time when external conditions will combine with the Gospel message to bring great numbers of converts into the Church in time for the beginning of the Millennium.

As the battlefield was muddy, recoil caused cannon to bury themselves into the ground after firing, resulting in slow rates of fire, as more effort was required to move them back into an adequate firing position ; also, roundshot did not ricochet with as much force from the wet earth.

In the first two series Mike's position is constantly under threat from senior reporter Brooke Vandenberg, who has a better press profile, but by the last series he has been cemented as one of the network's most valuable stars and considerably more effort is made to pander to his whims.

She serves in the honorary position of ambassador for the program leading the federal government's effort to give women a " wake up call " about the risk of heart disease.

The 912E occupied the entry-level position left vacant by the discontinuation of the 914, while the new 924 – another Porsche-Volkswagen joint effort vehicle and the 914's official replacement – was being finalized and put into production.

Outside of the party's initial position on the war, party members were free to choose for themselves their level of support for the war effort.

This monitoring has become a mandatory practice implemented by OSHA, in an effort to protect workers from their work environment and ensure proper rotation of work duties ( i. e. rotating employees from a high exposure position to a low exposure position ).

However, the latter made no recorded effort to entrench his grand-nephew's position as heir to a throne which was being eyed by a range of powerful potential contenders including England's leading aristocrat Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex and the foreign rulers William, Duke of Normandy, Sweyn II Estrithson, King of Denmark and Harald Hardrada, King of Norway.

The main effort of the 82nd was to seize the Groesbeek Heights and set up a blocking position there to prevent a German attack out of the nearby Reichswald and to deny the heights to German artillery observers.

In 1981, Hu became Party Chairman, but helped abolish the position of Party Chairman in 1982, as part of a broader effort to distance China from Maoist politics.

General Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, was given the right to report directly to the Cabinet-Robertson was committed to a major British effort on the Western Front, and his enhanced position was one of several factors why the generals were felt to be under limited political control in the middle years of the war.

In an effort to reestablish their position, they decided to make a scapegoat of Hamilcar Barca.

degree in 1873 after only a few months of intense effort, he accepted a faculty position in chemistry at the newly opened Purdue University in 1874.

The College of Design accepted the project, reaffirming its position as a land grant institution with remarks that, " architecture is a humanitarian effort.

The difficult position of the Allies was confirmed by the decision to send in the Russian Imperial Guard ; Grand Duke Constantine, Tsar Alexander's brother, commanded the Guard and counterattacked in Vandamme's section of the field, forcing a bloody effort and the only loss of a French standard in the battle ( the unfortunate victim was a battalion of the 4th Line Regiment ).

This opera soon became the basis of a series of attacks on Smetana, followed by a concerted effort to drive him from his position as Provisional Theatre conductor.

The Chief of Staff of the Russian 1st Army, Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov, related in his memoirs that the Russian left was shifting position when the French Army showed up sooner than expected, thus the Battle of Shevardino became a delaying effort to shield the redeployment of the Russian left.

Cleon makes one last effort to retain his privileged position in the household-he possesses an oracle that describes his successor and he questions the sausage seller to see if he matches the description in all its vulgar details.

As the number of positions searched decreases exponentially each move nearer the current position, it is worth spending considerable effort on sorting early moves.

In the early 1960s, Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev led an effort to abolish the Secretary-General position.

It can also be done from a standing position, where, with some degree of effort, the handcuffed hands are slid around the hips and down the buttocks to the feet ; then sliding each foot up and over the cuffs.

Lucas has pledged to give half of his fortune to charity as part of an effort called The Giving Pledge led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to persuade America's richest individuals to donate their financial wealth to charities.

In July 2001 Prime Minister Deuba announced a cease-fire, which the Maoists pledged to observe, as part of a government effort to seek a negotiated solution to the conflict.

The nationalist leader John Redmond pledged support for the British war effort and many Irishmen served in the British Army ( see Ireland and World War I ), but the war and the frustration of nationalist ambitions regarding Home Rule led to a radicalisation of Irish nationalism.

At this meeting Thomas pledged that the upcoming convention would make no effort to terminate the newspapers of the various factions.

Judging others by themselves, the English, who are blinded by their loyalty, have always thought that the Germans did not abide by their pledges inscribed in the Versailles Treaty because they had not frankly agreed to them ... We, on the contrary, believe that if Germany, far from making the slightest effort to carry out the treaty of peace, has always tried to escape her obligations, it is because until now she has not been convinced of her defeat ... We are also certain that Germany, as a nation, resigns herself to keep her pledged word only under the impact of necessity.

He pledged that all government MLAs would contribute 10 % of their salaries to the Canadian Patriotic Fund, and that the province would donate 1500 horses to the British war effort.

The Indian cricket team has pledged funds to the humanitarian effort in southern India.

Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson pledged an additional $ 5 million toward the effort that would allow one out of every two young Jewish adults to participate.

Pérez Balladares also pledged to join the US anti-drug effort and pass new laws to prevent money laundering.