Sentence examples for a potent tactic from inspiring English sources

Shame was a potent tactic in forcing me out of the front door in an unbecoming tracksuit.

It's a little disingenuous – the one question asked is: "Do you want your road and property to remain gasfield free?" Few people would say no to that – 95% of communities in the area have agreed – but it has proved a potent tactic.

Whenever her team was deep in its attacking end, Rachel was able to fling the ball all the way into the goal area — a potent offensive tactic made possible by the extreme flexibility of her spine.

Yet a push to ban abortion at 20 weeks after conception, on the theory that the fetus can feel pain at that point, has emerged as a potent new tactic of the anti-abortion movement.

In one particularly potent tactic, advocates persuaded the usually timid members of the Council to try to circumvent Ms. Quinn and force a vote on a version of the bill that was unacceptable to her, a maneuver never tried during her tenure as speaker.

Multibuy deals such as bogofs (buy one get one free), which were once a potent supermarket sales tactic, are disappearing from the aisles as big chains like Tesco and Sainsbury's focus on straightforward price cuts as they battle the fast-growing German discount chains Aldi and Lidl.

Against a potent City side that defensive tactic rarely bears fruit, and seven minutes before the break the final line of defence was breached.

His forces, who held sway through a potent mix of mysticism and brutal tactics of forcibly recruiting children and chopping off limbs, were reduced to just a few hundred fighters after being chased across the Nile in 2005.

But it is important to understand that Isis is an effective fighting machine because its military skills, evolved during years of fighting, are a potent blend of urban terrorism, guerrilla tactics and conventional warfare.

It offers a potent reminder of how effective the tactics of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (Act Up) and related organizations were in speeding up the development, testing and manufacture of life-saving drugs and in pushing the government to spend more money on AIDS research.

But what makes this one different is its combination of religion and not-in-my-backyard sentiments, a potent mix that MTA officials say has led to scare tactics and loaded rhetoric.