Their greatest assets were their morale, unit leadership, mobility and numbers.

Their analysis of military history convinced them that decisive and aggressive strategic offensive was the only doctrine of victory, and feared that overemphasis of firepower, and the resultant dependence on entrenchment would make this all but impossible, and leading to the battlefield stagnant in advantages of the defensive position, destroying troop morale and willingness to fight.

Their impact on morale, however, is undeniable: the taxis de la Marne were perceived as a manifestation of the union sacrée of the French civilian population and its soldiers at the front, reminiscent of the people in arms who had saved the French Republic in 1794.

Their health was deteriorating and, in spite of his efforts, their morale and discipline were slipping.

Their morale boosted by this omen, they set forth to win their own victory.

Their morale was further undermined by a visit from King Tāwhiao and Wiremu Tamihana at the start of the battle who tried to persuade them to leave.

Their contribution to the White victory was crucial, not least through improving morale.

Their morale collapsed as the carabiniers rushed towards them, and a hasty retreat ensued, the fugitives making the most of the gathering dark to make their escape towards Crema, though some brave units discouraged the French from pursuing too closely.

Their morale boosted, the Allied marines fought and won a decisive victory at the Battle of Mycale that same day, destroying the remnants of the Persian fleet, crippling Xerxes ' sea power, and marking the ascendancy of the Greek fleet.

Their morale boosted by this small victory, the Greeks moved forward, still remaining on higher ground, to a new position nearer Mardonius ' camp.

Their purpose: kill the Saint and shatter the morale of the Imperials.

Their indifferent showing was more due to brittle morale and poor handling by their white superiors than any real failings.

Their morale was low, among other reasons, because their postings were entirely in the hands of their immediate superiors and the personnel department.

Their deaths in the early 2000s further sank the people's morale.

Their work was lonely.

Their skin was covered with a thin coating of sweat and dirt which had almost the consistency of a second skin.

Their writings assume more than dramatic or patriotic interest because of their conviction that the struggle in which they were involved was neither selfish nor parochial but, rather, as Washington in his last wartime circular reminded his fellow countrymen, that `` with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved ''.

Their social status was achieved in some cases by birth, as with Washington, Jefferson and Jay ; ;

Their policy ran counter to the traditional idea that a good fighter was usually a libertine, and that in sex affairs `` God-given passion '' was a proof of manliness.

Their answer was: it can be done, and we will do it.

Their only hope of survival was to hold to the road and keep marching.

Their house was a centuries-old Colonial which they had had restored ( guided by an eminent architect ) and updated, and added on to.

Their world, again, was a still simple, traditional age which was only slowly beginning to appreciate the complexity of life.

Their study showed that it was possible to transfer 3 to 4 lb of oxygen / hr. / hp.

Their onrush and retreat, he reported, was accompanied by a great hissing, roaring and rattling.

`` Their house '', writes Albert S. Flint, `` was always a haven of hospitality and good cheer, especially grateful to one like myself far from home ''.

Their territory lay to the north, near the sources of the Alabama, the Tombigbee, the Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers, and was easily accessible to traders among the near-by Cherokees.

Their joint statement was welcomed by the Western delegations who will attend tomorrow the nineteenth plenary session of the fourteen-nation conference on the future of Laos.

Their flight was delayed, Dunn said, when a boarding ramp inflicted some minor damage to the wing of the plane.

Their singing was well-balanced, clear and, within obvious limitations, extremely pleasing.

Their collaboration in the Beethoven Second Symphony was lucid, intelligent and natural sounding.

Their strategy was sound enough and, he reasoned, had been defeated only by Philip Spencer's unwillingness to sanction an idea he had not originated.

Their robust Calvinism was publicized in such confessions as the London Baptist Confession of 1644 and the Second London Confession of 1689.

Their first album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, including major contributions by all members of Pilot and Ambrosia, was a success, reaching the Top 40 in the US Billboard 200 chart.

Their second was Louisa May, who fictionalized her experience with the family in her novel Little Women in 1868.

Their goal was to regain access to Eden by finding the correct formula for perfect living, following specific rules governing agriculture, diet, and reproduction.

Their most famous battle against Rome took place in Argentoratum ( Strasbourg ), in 357, where they were defeated by Julian, later Emperor of Rome, and their king Chnodomarius was taken prisoner to Rome.

Their autumn tints are all fairly low keyed compared with the fiery stabs of crimson, gold, purple, bronze, blue and vermilion that flame up in North America.

Their metabolic rate is low and as a result, their food and energy requirements are limited.

Their policies of low public expenditure and low taxation were adopted by William Ewart Gladstone when he became chancellor of the exchequer and later prime minister.

Their flexibility and low polarity is manifested in their physical properties ; they tend to be less rigid ( lower melting point ) and more volatile ( lower boiling point ) than the corresponding amides.

Their calibration can be invalidated by activation at atmospheric pressure or low vacuum.

Their low tolerances for high-temperature areas may render red pandas unsuitable as pets in some areas, or special care would be needed to keep them happy.

Their low sides made them susceptible to swamping in high seas, and even to having their boiler fires extinguished by spray from their own torpedo explosions.

Their population has rebounded somewhat since then, though the populations of Atlantic and Laptev walruses remain fragmented and at low levels compared with the time before human interference.

Their goal is to accelerate a one-kilogram microsatellite into low Earth orbit using a custom-built, one megawatt ground-based laser.

Their low social standing disqualified them from admission and they had to request dispensation to study law.

Their optical transparency and flat profile lend them to their common use as a temporary receptacle for viewing samples ( especially liquid ones ) under a low power microscope.

Their partly nocturnal and far-ranging behaviour, their low densities, and the fact they inhabit densely vegetated habitats and remote areas makes the censusing and monitoring of clouded leopards extremely difficult.

Their noise levels are as low as 3 fT · Hz < sup >- ½ </ sup >.

Their commercial utility was based largely on their chemical stability, including low flammability, and desirable physical properties, including electrical insulating properties.

Their low diversity in Africa may explain why some primitive fish families and Cypriniformes coexist with them while they are absent in South America, where these fish may have been driven extinct.

Their excretion in urine is very low and undetectable by routine urine tests ( Rothera's test ).

Researchers at University College London have questioned the wisdom of suppressing the immune system in Crohn's, as the problem may be an underactive rather than an overactive immune system: Their study found that Crohn's patients showed an abnormally low response to an introduced infection, marked by a poor flow of blood to the wound, and the response improved when the patients were given sildenafil citrate.

Their intention was to provide a low weight vehicle at a low price and with low running costs.

Their productivity was low since they provided tiny salaries and no pensions, and they failed to create a sense of collective ownership ; small-scale pilfering was common, and food became scarce.

Their high pulse ratings, and low prices on the surplus market, also make them attractive to the high-voltage hobbyist for controlling large amounts of power to drive devices such as solid-state Tesla coils and coilguns.

Their low status is shown by their werġild (" man-price "), which over a large part of England was fixed at 200 shillings ( one-sixth that of a theġn ).

Their uncommonly large ears are set low on the sides of their wide heads, their eyes are large, and their noses are slightly upturned.