1.   A military commander should order his troops in the way best calculated to achieve victory at a minimal cost.

2.   All the troops in a regiment wear a uniform which has its own distinctive pattern or mix of colours.

3.   He assumed command of all the troops in the Washington area.

4.   I wondered if our own troops in distant countries behaved in this way.

5.   In front of this already fatigued force were arrayed some of the best-equipped and best-trained troops in the world.

6.   Isolated rebel bands continue to harass government troops in the hills.

7.   The aim is to gradually reduce the number of troops in the area.

8.   The court heard that the general was unable to keep his troops in check.

9.   The President started swearing silently as soon as he saw the troops in camouflage uniforms with rifles at the ready.