man power
noun
1
: power available from or supplied by the physical effort of human beings
2
usually manpower
: the total supply of persons available and fitted for service
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Examples of man power in a Sentence
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As the war in Ukraine enters a third year—and while a crucial aid package stalls in the House—Russia has gained recent momentum from its capture of Avdiivka, while Ukrainian forces face intensifying shortages of man power and ammunition.
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The Editors, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
Their military manpower is depleted, and if the Wagner group disbands, that will build still more pressure to conscript.
—Gregory F. Treverton, Fortune, 5 July 2023
But anticipating trouble on the anniversary weekend, the Croatian police had laid on additional manpower.
—WIRED, 2 July 2023
Whether Ukraine has the equipment and manpower to make a major breakthrough against those fortified defenses will be pivotal in the direction of the war -- and its possible end, Ganyard said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 June 2023
Additional manpower required to relief units engaged in firefighting.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
While reggaetón acts often cite the cost of their dancers and pyro as a primary budgetary concern, regional Mexican acts largely eschew those frills in favor of sheer musical manpower.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 26 June 2023
That means more manpower and more aircraft for a longer period of time.
—Joseph Wilson, ajc, 25 June 2023
Boston evened the score on McAvoy’s slap shot with a two-man power play advantage with 2:46 remaining in the first.
—George Richards, Sun Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2022
The Editors, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
Their military manpower is depleted, and if the Wagner group disbands, that will build still more pressure to conscript.
—Gregory F. Treverton, Fortune, 5 July 2023
But anticipating trouble on the anniversary weekend, the Croatian police had laid on additional manpower.
—WIRED, 2 July 2023
Whether Ukraine has the equipment and manpower to make a major breakthrough against those fortified defenses will be pivotal in the direction of the war -- and its possible end, Ganyard said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 June 2023
Additional manpower required to relief units engaged in firefighting.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
While reggaetón acts often cite the cost of their dancers and pyro as a primary budgetary concern, regional Mexican acts largely eschew those frills in favor of sheer musical manpower.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 26 June 2023
That means more manpower and more aircraft for a longer period of time.
—Joseph Wilson, ajc, 25 June 2023
Boston evened the score on McAvoy’s slap shot with a two-man power play advantage with 2:46 remaining in the first.
—George Richards, Sun Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2022
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