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And the meeting itself, run by aristocrats of the cavalry, who held all the key positions in Alexander's military command structure, was quickly given a dose of reality by the reaction of the foot-soldiers.
Babylonian Dreaming Peter Green 2011
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Or he could contest the characterization, which would intensify the distrust of far-right foot-soldiers who he will need to energize his get-out-the-vote operation, and who tend not to identify with him in the first place.
Aaron Belkin: Mr. President: Depict Romney as the Extremist He Claims to Be Aaron Belkin 2012
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And there are those on the front lines, like Eugenie Scott and her foot-soldiers at the National Center for Science Education, who are trying to keep anti-evolutionary pseudoscience out of the public schools, protecting the progress to date.
Karl Giberson, Ph.D: America's Ongoing War On Evolution: A Christian's Lament Ph.D Karl Giberson 2011
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But many of its foot-soldiers and mid-level operatives joined out of expedience rather than ideology, and they are now feeling disenfranchised, as they see the Afghan government strengthen.
A Counterinsurgency Success in Kandahar Anne Jolis 2011
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At the moment we are engaged in the re-integration process more, that means bringing on board those foot-soldiers who are not ideologically linked to the terrorist groups, al-Qaida, and others, Rassoul said.
Pakistan, Afghanistan Agree to Enhance Their Fight Against Militants 2011
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And there are those on the front lines, like Eugenie Scott and her foot-soldiers at the National Center for Science Education, who are trying to keep anti-evolutionary pseudoscience out of the public schools, protecting the progress to date.
Karl Giberson, Ph.D: America's Ongoing War On Evolution: A Christian's Lament Ph.D Karl Giberson 2011
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Some explained this on the ground that the loyal foot-soldiers, witnessing the attack on the royal carriage, had opened fire on the traitors.
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To complicate the affair, in different parts of the crowd behind the foot-soldiers, two terrorists had bombs explode on their persons.
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Iran's leaders sensed an opportunity when, amid the post-9/11 turmoil, bin Laden relatives and scores of al-Qaeda figures and foot-soldiers fled into its territory from Afghanistan.
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But many of its foot-soldiers and mid-level operatives joined out of expedience rather than ideology, and they are now feeling disenfranchised, as they see the Afghan government strengthen.
A Counterinsurgency Success in Afghanistan Anne Jolis 2011
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