Taking his stress out on the weights allows him to stay in control even when his shop is undermanned and underappreciated.
www.af.mil However, as most forces in the area were already mobilized and most march battalions were sent to the front, the defensive positions along the river banks were severely undermanned.
en.wikipedia.org The first expedition of 3,000 was woefully undermanned, but the second, numbering 100,000 besieged the capital, bringing them into submission after negotiations.
en.wikipedia.org In practice, these units are undermanned, underequipped, and undertrained, due in large part to misallocated resources.
warontherocks.com Because the authorities were undermanned and unreliable, property owners turned to extralegal arbitrators and protectors.
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