This was during the phoney war, before the fighting on land and air had begun.

They took little other significant military action during what became known as the Phoney War.

This performance here proves that all the talk before the Ashes was not a phoney war.

Small wonder that this war came to be known as the phoney war.

There's something of a "phoney war" quality to the first few days of 2012.

This phoney war is unlikely to last that long.

He was drafted into the army in 1939 during the Phoney War.

Does anyone really believe that North Korea actually wants an end to the phoney war!

This was the 'phoney war' period and everyone drank to peace in a few weeks.

But little other activity occurred until spring, so the period became known as the "Phoney War".

Many were, in fact, brought back during the "phoney war", and the government redoubled efforts to persuade them to let the children stay.

As early as the "phoney war", pamphlets were being dropped.

Ultimately, the situation now feels eerily like the Phoney War.

During the phoney war he served in France in the intelligence corps.

By now it was clear to all concerned that the Phoney War was about to end.

But I think it is time we called a truce to the phoney war that exists between directors and actors.

Perhaps the most compelling arguments are away from the economic phoney war that the government is fighting with the non-nimbys.

This period became known as the Phoney War.

When it hasn't even started - this phoney war.'

During the Phoney War, the sector was used for public relations visits by celebrities and heads of state.

And yet, not a phoney war.

If this is a phoney war, who, pray tell, are the opponents in this war?

We are in a phoney war.

That "Phoney War" was well and truly over.

This was during the phoney war, before the fighting on land and air had begun.

They took little other significant military action during what became known as the Phoney War.

Small wonder that this war came to be known as the phoney war.

He was drafted into the army in 1939 during the Phoney War.

Does anyone really believe that North Korea actually wants an end to the phoney war!

Ultimately, the situation now feels eerily like the Phoney War.

During the phoney war he served in France in the intelligence corps.

By now it was clear to all concerned that the Phoney War was about to end.

But I think it is time we called a truce to the phoney war that exists between directors and actors.

This period became known as the Phoney War.

During the Phoney War, the sector was used for public relations visits by celebrities and heads of state.

He was called up for military service after his first year of studies, in September 1939, at the start of the Phoney War.

The dormant conflict of the phoney war is reflected in the activity of the novel's main characters.

During the Phoney War he took part in several commando actions against German forces.

Howe's speech effectively marked the end of the phoney war and the start of the public campaign for votes.

In his mind, France was in the phoney war all over again, and May 1940 was fast approaching.

Just before the 1940 Democratic convention the Phoney War ended and France fell.

"It's called the phoney war," said Rex.

The Phoney War continued into 1940.

This is the phoney war.

In the mild autumn of the phoney war, it was a prosperous and agreeable neighbourhood in which to live.

The Command's position was comfortable for the first nine months of the war, the period known as the Phoney War.

The Squadron did not fly on another operation until December, during the Phoney War.

Another book The British Carry On (1940) portrayed the atmosphere of the phoney war.