41. Were these the shock troops of gentrification? 42. Specially trained shock troops from the First, Fifth and Thirteenth battalions surround the exchange with water canons. 43. The settlers in the West Bank, though small in numbers, were the shock troops of the right. 44. The International Brigade was usually used as shock troops , and as a result they suffered high casualties. 45. Santa Claus, reindeer, snowflakes and ribbons are fast becoming the shock troops in a seasonal marketing war. 46. They were the true believers in the Contract With America, Newt Gingrich's shock troops , revolutionaries and students. 47. Its undisputed masters were American secretaries, the shock troops of the female invasion of the office culture. 48. Specially trained shock troops from the First, Fifth and Thirteenth battalions surrounded the exchange with water canons. 49. "They're our shock troops , " he said. 50. A well known group of hard line blocking admins are allowed to function as front line shock troops .