Sentence examples for direct assault on from inspiring English sources

It is a direct assault on the restrictive practices in one of Britain's most self-protective trades.

This, however, is a direct assault on staff.

"Banning religion is a direct assault on our founding principles," Mr. Stockman said in a statement.

It's about painting as "a direct assault on the nervous system," as Bacon once wrote.

They described it as "a direct assault on the ANC… and its leadership".

It represents a direct assault on the Windows franchise of Microsoft, Intel's longtime partner.

Khartoum's response, when it comes, may extend beyond a direct assault on southern forces in Heglig.

As he put it, "This is a direct assault on epidemiology".

This proposed measure is a direct assault on quintessential civil liberties.

Buzz is, I feel, a direct assault on Saturday evening TV.

To the north, in Mosul, a third security company repelled a direct assault on its headquarters.