1. In a stunningly dramatic early scene, the teen-age Ying and Gao are about to be beheaded by a conquering army. 2. Moving quickly to install a local civilian government appears to be a strategy to avoid appearing like a conquering army rather than liberators. 3. The construction cranes and cement trucks are taking over the downtown here, like the armored force of a conquering army. 4. War can change language when conquering armies bring in their own vocabularies. 5. Some people stared in amazement at the conquering army that drove off Mobutu in seven months. |