He went into combat knowing he could die. From LearnThat.org.
Verb (used with object) : to combat crime. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : to combat with disease. From Dictionary.com.
Because of privacy laws, confirming that a soldier was wounded in combat is difficult. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes or Villains?] Reference
The proportion of private contractors that engage in combat is roughly equal to that of the military. From Wordnik.com. [Answer That And Stay Fashionable | ATTACKERMAN] Reference
The most useful tactical PSYOPs used in combat is simply to tell enemy troops where and how to surrender. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes or Villains?] Reference
Kilo, The proportion of private contractors that engage in combat is roughly equal to that of the military. From Wordnik.com. [Answer That And Stay Fashionable | ATTACKERMAN] Reference
Now, they are saying that they're exercising what they call combat patience. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 25, 2004] Reference
In my experience people in combat don't want to talk about it. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Jane Phillips] Reference
Incidents in combat zones are difficult to sort out, analysts say. From Wordnik.com. [WikiLeaks files likely pose little threat to Blackwater] Reference
John Smedley: The combat is completely different and action-based. From Wordnik.com. [More on the 'DC Universe Online'] Reference
I want to use what I am going to use in combat so I am for the ACOG. From Wordnik.com. [So this week I began to requalify on the M16A4 in the Marine Corps, we are now allowed to use the ACOG which is a telescopic ref] Reference
BLAKEMAN: No. VELSHI: But the word combat doesn't actually indicate. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 15, 2009] Reference
Four died in combat operations on Thursday, the Defence Ministry said. From Wordnik.com. [NATO Committed to Georgia Inclusion] Reference
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard in combat scenes superimposed upon an. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes or Villains?] Reference
SilentCid on November 12, 2008 at 2: 27pm ok fps game called combat arms. From Wordnik.com. [Discussion Forum - Geeks!] Reference
As to the designation combat aircraft, well that might be a stretch indeed. From Wordnik.com. [7.62mm Justice] Reference
Aerial combat is no longer a matter of fixing your sights on a dodging enemy. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Ace] Reference
The Pentagon says 41 American amputee veterans are now serving in combat zones worldwide. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Luckett, Double-Amputee, Returns To Afghan War] Reference
In the coming weeks, about 160 U.S. special forces are expected to join Filipino combat patrols. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 5, 2002] Reference
Though, breaking obvious laws, like Star Wars does with it's space combat, is a little annoying. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: What Are The Most Realistic (and the Most Ridiculous) Uses of Science in SciFi Film and TV?] Reference
CONAN: We're talking about robots in combat and how they are redefining ethics on the battlefield. From Wordnik.com. [Can Unmanned Robots Follow The Laws Of War?] Reference
Beyond that I am looking forward to playing through the game - it looks sweet and the combat is great. From Wordnik.com. [Fable - First impressions] Reference
"It gives you respect," said McIntosh, who wasn't wounded or in combat during his time with the Marines. From Wordnik.com. [Tim Debusk aka Timothy Allen DeBusk] Reference
But through the past thirty years U.S. troops have almost continuously been involved in combat somewhere. From Wordnik.com. [Blind Into Baghdad] Reference
The Bold Tigers trace their history back to the days of flying P-47s in combat over Europe in World War II. From Wordnik.com. [The Kabul-ki Dance] Reference
Afghanistan despite his concern about the mounting death toll and his opposition to a long-term combat role. From Wordnik.com. [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference
Lollar is a Marine who served in combat in Kosovo and is also currently a Major in the Marine Corps Reserves. From Wordnik.com. [Ken Blackwell: Surprise? Tell it to the Marines] Reference
That sort of raw authenticity — experience in combat — has declined steadily over the past three decades. From Wordnik.com. [Company, Left] Reference
World War practice of executing men from units that broke in combat, in order to maintain terror in the ranks. From Wordnik.com. [Blood and Motherly Advice] Reference
"We have more and more women in combat zones and women have every chance of being hurt, too," said Mr Cottone. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Jane Phillips] Reference
Buckshot is okay for anti-personnel use in combat where you don't care much whether you kill or wound the enemy. From Wordnik.com. [Which is better to use when deer hunting with a 12 guage shotgun, No 4 buckshot or 00 buckshot?] Reference
Tillman, who joined the Army after 9/11, died at the hands of other soldiers, not in combat as the Army first claimed. From Wordnik.com. [Andrew Bickford: Shadow Elite: Pat Tillman & Why Soldier Hero Worship Serves the Powerful ... Not the Soldiers] Reference
If you were seriously injured in combat from the Korean War to the Gulf War, there was a 25% chance that you would die. From Wordnik.com. [Hal Donahue: Bush's Greatest Military Success, And Why He is Hiding It] Reference
The support for Nintendo's latest peripheral also really improves the sword combat, which is much more accurate before. From Wordnik.com. [GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features] Reference
Naturally, all this extra combat translates to new and deadlier threats, including gun-wielding enemies - a series first. From Wordnik.com. [PC World] Reference
A big, powerful saga of men in combat, written over the course of thirty-five years by a highly decorated Vietnam veteran. From Wordnik.com. [The best recent books: Recommended Recent Hardcovers] Reference
There is no greater call to service than that of our brave men and women who serve our country in combat across the globe. From Wordnik.com. [Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: Being a Voice for Our Veterans] Reference
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