7 sentences with 'supplies'
Example sentences and phrases with the word supplies and other words derived from it.
• « Several moderate African countries, including Morocco, Zaire, Senegal and Ivory Coast, have also sent him supplies. »
• « Athens was able to control the League because of its powerful navy; no other polis had such a large or effective navy, so the other members of the League had to contribute funds and supplies while the Athenians made use of the ships. »
• « The Athenians, in turn, attacked Spartan settlements and positions overseas and used their navy to bring in supplies. »
• « Alexander the Great's forces managed to conquer Persian territory bit by bit, seizing major fortresses and cities, seizing supplies and fighting off Persian counter-attacks; »
• « A brilliant Roman general named Scipio defeated Carthaginian forces in Spain in 207 BCE, cutting off Hannibal from both reinforcements and supplies, which significantly weakened his army. »
• « Slavery declined around 200 CE because supplies began to run low and prices rose; without the steady expansion of the empire, there were far fewer slaves available. »
• « During this last golden age, the population of Constantinople recovered, with food supplies guaranteed by the imperial government. »