7 sentences with 'mobilise'
Example sentences and phrases with the word mobilise and other words derived from it.
• « The king could, in theory, requisition anything, mobilise anyone and generally exercise total control, although practical limits were respected by the administration. »
• « This system worked well in long campaigns, but its weakness was that it took up to two years to mobilise the entire empire for war, a serious issue in the long-term conflicts between Persia and Greece. »
• « Unlike Sparta, however, Rome was able to mobilise gigantic armies, in part because slaves came to do most of the work on farms and in workshops over time, freeing free Roman men to participate in the annual invasions of neighbouring territories. »
• « These alliances were now prepared to mobilise armies of unprecedented size. All the great powers now fielded forces of a million men or more. »
• « The Schlieffen Plan called for a rapid advance into France to get French forces out of the war within six weeks. German troops would then be brought back east via the railways in time to engage Russia, as it was believed that the Russians would take at least that long to mobilise their armies. »
• « While the family or the school may seem to be settings in which there is little or no ambition for power, power is also present in them. In both institutions, members care for each other; in both institutions, conflicts and tensions arise and mobilise strong feelings. »
• « Women were responsible for the purchase of household goods, so by exercising the power of the purse, they could wield more power than they had in the past. Although they could not vote, they could mobilise others and make a difference in the political landscape. »