Despite his superior numbers and firepower on land, sea and in the air, the colonel seems mainly to be holding back for now.

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With its superior numbers, the army can bear such costs.

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Over 5, 200 dead and 23, 800 wounded in one week as General George McClellan attacked then retreated, somehow finding his superior numbers inadequate, utterly incapable of admitting that he was being out-smarted by the new commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, Robert E.

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His forces are superior in numbers, weaponry and organisation, though neither side can boast much of the last.

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Currently, the Venezuelan army is no match for the Colombian army which is far superior in numbers and training.

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Even being a woman was different for Sotomayor's class -- the college had opened its doors to women three years earlier, but male students were still superior in numbers and (in some cases) attitudes.

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Far from intending to threaten the religious or civil liberties of the majority Christian population (which remains vastly superior in numbers), the goal was to create a common framework of laws but otherwise leave everyone to their own devices.

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In addition to the higher pixel numbers, superior image quality and faster speeds which conventional image sensors pursued, the newly-developed image sensors further achieve more highly-advanced functionalities and a more compact size, thus paving the way for enhanced camera evolution.

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That hard-nosed, numbers-driven approach to deploying capital has consistently generated superior returns for GD shareholders over the past 15 years, which is why most of the other big players in the sector now emulate it.

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