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How to use the word firepower in a Sentence? Page #2

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They envisaged using aerial firepower and they have for some weeks deliberately blocked (those military assets) in Niamey that I was pressing them to send to Diffa to the front for the struggle against Boko Haram.

President Mahamadou Issoufou

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The government has just foiled an evil attempt at detribalization. The objective of these individuals, motivated by I don't know what, was to overthrow the democratically elected power, they envisaged using aerial firepower and they have for some weeks deliberately blocked (those military assets) in Niamey that I was pressing them to send to Diffa to the front for the struggle against Boko Haram.

President Mahamadou Issoufou

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

First of all, at a minimum the things he says he would be doing, using Special Forces, using more firepower -- I would accelerate that. Just pound these people.

James Jeffrey Former

Found on CNN
8 years ago

They might bring a little bit more firepower to the table.

Washington State Treasurer James McIntire

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Our investment approach is to bring the capital base and scale of a large global fund into the growth investing market, and we can provide Network International with significant firepower and support for an aggressive acquisition programme.

Joseph Schull

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Russia has been willing and able to bring significant firepower to bear against ISIS at a time when France is willing but not entirely able, and the United States is able, but not entirely willing to bring its full firepower to bear against ISIS in Syria.

Bruno Tertrais

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Even with this transaction, we will continue to have the financial firepower to pursue other value-added strategic acquisitions, including Baxalta.

Shire Chief Executive Flemming Ornskov

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Remember, this is still an economy that can be controlled by Beijing and they have an awful lot of financial firepower if they need it.

Andrew Stevens

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Our strong balance sheet, combined with a strong derivatives position for 2015 and 2016, provides us with the financial firepower to ramp up drilling activity.

Pioneer Chief Executive Scott Sheffield

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I am going to be extremely aggressive here in my investments. We have firepower right now of 500 million dollars. Today we signed $100 million out of this 500, we are the first and the only Egyptian company till now to sign the solar power energy 50 megawatts today.

Top Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

These funds have performed very well as an asset class, leading to increased capital inflows and greater firepower.

Pierre Hudry

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The issue is the time it is going to take ... to get the ... firepower that will have an impact.

James Clapper

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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