Example sentences of "of the [adj] force ' " in BNC.

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1 On 14 May , on the eve of the Arab forces ' entry into Palestine , he changed the invasion plan to prevent the Syrians from attacking south of the Sea of Galilee .
2 He was sent to the remote town of Weewak — scene of one of the Japanese forces ' final stands in World War II — where a new European Hospital was being built to help the impoverished natives .
3 There were reports of many more deaths among the local Tuareg nomad population as a result of the severity of the armed forces ' reprisal operations .
4 An opinion poll taken at the January officers ' meeting , published on Feb. 5 in Nezavisimaya gazeta , showed that some 71 per cent of the officers polled favoured restoring a unified state within the former Soviet Union 's borders , and that 79 per cent thought that the military should have the deciding say on issues of the armed forces ' future .
5 The Chief of the Armed Forces ' General Staff , Gen. José Valdivia Dueñas , had not been implicated , according to Fujimori , and would be reinstated in his post .
6 The two governments would conclude an agreement specifying the size and duration of the Syrian forces ' presence and the relationship of these forces with the Lebanese authorities .
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