platoons

• “This artful proceeding stimulates the interest of the passers-by to such poignancy that they succumb in platoons to the pangs of curiosity, and so crowd the little platform that we depart hastily ....”

  In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World

• “They run in platoons through Broad Town’s streets in fatigues, behind an instructor carrying a unit flag.”

  Mr. Zhang Builds His Dream Town

• “Chavez's plan to continue in office is part of his "Miranda Campaign" to go beyond the traditional party structure by forming local "platoons" of the "Miranda Campaign Command" across the country.”

  Threats to Hugo Chavez As Venezuela's December Presidential Election Approaches

• “Against artillery fire, or long-range infantry fire, the formation recommended by the text-books is small shallow columns, each on a narrow front, such as platoons in fours or sections in file, arranged on an irregular front, so that the range from the enemy's guns to each is different.”

  Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers An Examination of the Principles Which Underlie the Art of Warfare, with Illustrations of the Principles by Examples Taken from Military History, from the Battle of Thermopylae, B.C. 480, to the Battle of the Sambre, November 1-11, 1918

• “Troops operating against such an enemy usually do so in small units, such as platoons, detachments, or companies, and the tactics employed must be adapted to meet the requirements of the situation.”

  Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition

• “This idea of "platoons" and "community levels" also, she adds, explains the business model of The Huffington Post with its legions of unpaid bloggers.”

  The Guardian World News

• “Clean-up and security "platoons" were established - the word "platoon" harking back to Constant's years serving in the US Army and Vietnam (he's a Haitian citizen who lived in the US for a number of years).”

  Chris van Avery's Big Feed

• “Haitians in makeshift camps organize 'platoons' to provide services”

  Chris van Avery's Big Feed

• “Traffic volumes on Fauntleroy Way can be heavy, with traffic leaving the ferry [1] tending to travel in unbroken "platoons" through the neighborhood (the lack of traffic signals allows the platoons to remain intact over a greater distance from the terminal than they might otherwise).”

  West Seattle Blog...

• “Lend federal money to rather than bail out states and cities that are now firing platoons of teachers, fire fighters, and other workers because state and local coffers are empty.”

  The Huffington Post: Robert Reich: Why the President Must Come Up With Demand-Side Solutions, And Not Go Over to the Supply Side

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