That same year, the 63rd were part of a force designed to take a number of Caribbean islands under Dutch and French control.

His lawyer, Colin Moore, said the detective's action was a police attempt at "force and violence designed to humiliate and incriminate my client."

Creepback ensures that the entire town of 5,000 inhabitants is carpet-bombed by a force designed to destroy a city: a firestorm results.

In 1970 the government created a set of rules for the armed forces designed to encourage equal opportunities.

The present regime gives every indication it has learned the right lessons from history: menacing forces designed to deter aggression invite countervailing buildups that undermine security.

The villagers initially dug the tunnels to move their village 10 metres underground but the American forces designed bombs that burrowed down 10 metres.

The issue, rather, is whether the United States should build new weapons and maintain forces designed for a different military and political situation.

This reorganized force, designed for unity and efficiency, incorporated several practices recognizable in modern armies.

It is sometimes held that such support was used more for very light forces designed to extract tribute in cattle and slaves from neighbouring groups.

The TO forces were organized into mobile, brigade-size elements designed to operate over wide areas and local regional forces designed to protect their home territory.