war footing in English
noun
condition of being ready and prepared to take on or sustain war; status of a military force or other organization when functioning under a state of wa
Use "war footing" in a sentence
1. The whole country was on a war footing .
2. The army was placed on a war footing .
3. The army had been placed on a war footing.
4. The president placed the republic on a war footing.
5. The North has responded to the manoeuvres by putting its armed forces on a semi war footing.
6. The proposals went largely unheard because we remained on a semi-war footing throughout the Cold War.
7. On a constant war footing, and denied maritime trade by the hostile Dutch-Qing alliance, the Kingdom of Tungning intensively exploited these lands to feed their vast army.
8. That neglect was part of a deliberate strategy by Rajapaksa, who saw keeping Sri Lanka on a semi-war footing, and our Tamil citizens aggrieved and alienated, as the most effective way to maintain his iron-fisted rule.
9. My Brigandage was in barrack and not on a war footing, but what I think I got a shrewd glimpse at is a matter that has often been debated, and has as often puzzled people, namely, the manner how