1.   A Force character, for instance, has stronger magic capabilities but is weaker at direct physical combat.

2.   But he said he did not share the concern of some Democrats that she might find direct political combat distasteful.

3.   But some adrenaline-addicted gamers may wish for more direct combat.

4.   But top generals lobbied furiously to bar them from positions like infantry, armor and much of field artillery that involve direct combat.

5.   In prior years, the fear that any act of war might lead to nuclear catastrophe impelled the superpowers to strenuously avoid direct combat with each other.

6.   Indeed, both the lethality of direct combat and its physical and intellectual demands have grown.

7.   Military organizations still need, and will always need, specialists in direct combat.

8.   Using the system near the front put the troops operating it in direct combat and therefore excluded women operators, the generals argued.

9.   US troops engaged in direct combat on the ground.

10.   West wanted to open virtually all positions not considered to involve direct combat, like the infantry, armor and much of field artillery.