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  • Some Sunni sheiks broke with al Qaeda well before the arrival of the first re-inforcements in January 2007, but their position was precarious.

    Turning the Tide Of Battle Brendan Simms 2009

  • You could throw in all sorts of twists and turns eg clans defecting, French units arriving, the intervention of the Royal Navy, government re-inforcements arriving eratically etc.

    The Standard Has Been Raised Der Alte Fritz 2008

  • How many dollars designated over the years for re-inforcements of the levy actually made it there.

    Think Progress » The Katrina Timeline 2005

  • Call of Duty 2 had respawning enemies, but it felt within the realms of sanity, almost as re-inforcements were arriving, since those that respawned came running in from outside the battlefield, or were inside a building...

    The Endless Legions Greg Tannahill 2006

  • Being from Orissa cadre I did not get the dynamics behind the choice of Tamil Nadu for police re-inforcements.

    Why are South Indians so smart? Steve Sailer 2002

  • We knew the enemy was going to organise re-inforcements ....

    "Two Wings of a Great Movement" 2001

  • When police re-inforcements arrived and blocked off a section of the road, near chaos reportedly erupted.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • Police and army re-inforcements have been sent to Table Mountain and leads are being followed up.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1993

  • Capt Naidoo said police inforcements had been sent to the area and that investigations were continuing.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1992

  • We knew the enemy was going to organise re-inforcements ....

    The Wankie Campaign 1986

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