El-Kader's inability to continue arming and supplying his forces also led to his eventual defeat, and his manpower base was relatively limited.

The newly irrigated regions attracted people, giving him with an increased manpower base.

The lack of a trained manpower base, a large professional organisation or a sufficient matériel reserve precluded a swift expansion of Dutch forces.

Consequently, the king set about a system of reforms and reorganized his kingdom, especially in increasing his manpower base for future campaigns.

Neither Cinnabar nor the Alliance could be described as a universal democracy, but both systems worked to provide a manpower base sufficient to a large fleet.

I mushed through a mental calculation of what that must have done to our manpower base, if it were true.

Meanwhile the Western Allies had a larger manpower base from which to feed the war of attrition taking place.

Letting Lithuanian resisters refuse service or desert with impunity could start a chain reaction that could decimate the army's manpower base.

Roman generals could more easily risk defeat in battle, while for Hellenistic generals a defeat might cripple their manpower base for nearly a generation.

Sittans, or censuses/revenue inquests, were used by the kings to determine their tax collection and military manpower base.