Sentence examples for a large scale offensive from inspiring English sources

Although the campaign resulted in no strategic advantage for either side, it was the last time General Lee launched a large scale offensive with his army.

The Kremlin was in the middle of a large-scale offensive against internet freedoms.

Last week, a large-scale offensive against Falluja seemed imminent, with American troops moving into position.

Soda companies have launched a large-scale offensive against both the tax and any criticisms of soda.

It follows a large-scale offensive in the forest by the Nigerian military in the last few weeks.

The Indonesian military began a large-scale offensive against separatist guerrillas in Aceh nearly two weeks ago, after peace talks collapsed.

Hundreds of armoured vehicles, including tanks and Humvees, began a large-scale offensive at about 6am local time, the Kurdish peshmerga general command said in a statement.

Separatists who seized Slovyansk, turning the eastern city into a pro-Russian stronghold, have been overwhelmed by a large-scale offensive by government forces.

The military government of the former Burma gave warning that it planned a large-scale offensive against ethnic Shan rebels who have been fighting a separatist war in the jungles for half a century.

But Eritrea today accused Ethiopia of starting a large-scale offensive Thursday near the major Red Sea port of Assab and of fresh attacks today on the central and western fronts.

The cease-fire announcement followed three weeks of intensive fighting that began in a mountainous part of South Waziristan on Jan . 16 when security forces mounted a large-scale offensive against Mr. Mehsud and his forces.