Sentence examples for a less combative stance from inspiring English sources

House leaders have taken a less combative stance.

However, it was yesterday taking a less combative stance.

But then came Wednesday's appointment of Branstad, which would suggest a less combative posture in dealing with Beijing. .

He said it had come because the company had decided to take a less combative and defensive position.

It's a less combative version of Jon Richardson's division of society into putters and leavers.

ALISON BEARD: Is there a way to do it though in a less combative way?

Other communicators tried a less combative technique that we might label the rational approach.

It could be that those who chose mediation entered with a less combative attitude than those who chose litigation, a difference that would weaken the study's results.

Pietists urged a renewal of personal devotion and a less combative attitude toward rival religious systems, including Judaism.

He envisions a less combative relationship with Wall Street and thinks that systemic reforms are best handled in Washington.

Traditionally, Canadian investors have banked on a less combative approach than their American counterparts to bring executives to heel.