Sentence examples for direct offense from inspiring English sources

Utopia portrayed an ideal society in a hypothetical "no-place" so that More would be perceived as undertaking a thought experiment, giving no direct offense to established interests.

Use your abilities in combination, simple direct offense rarely works.

To reward the rich even more while actually punishing the poor is a direct offense to all of our religious traditions.

If we're ever going to undo our culture's moral fixation on eating, we need to address not only the direct offenses we face in our personal lives, but also the subtle ways the media conditions the public.

In the center of the Jets' huddle, where Favre once stood, Mark Sanchez will direct an offense that last played at its current level under Favre, early in 2008.

He has the ability to handle it mentally along with his ability to direct the offense and to learn and orchestrate new plays.

Once the Jets recognized the coverage, Pennington was able to direct the offense with flair, which impressed his teammates as much as anything else they saw.

His team was down by 10-0 before he had thrown a pass, and he was forced to direct an offense trying to play catch-up.

Felton made sense as a point guard to pair with Anthony because he offered a consistent outside shot and the muscle to protect the ball and direct the offense.

If Rodgers had to direct an offense coordinated by some hyperactive teenager who consumed 3,000 energy drinks for the privilege of shouting "Four Verticals!" into a headset, he would probably change his tune about "embarrassment".

Lin is still working out the kinks in Houston, where his partnership with Harden suggests that he be a bit more like Felton: protect the ball, make open shots and direct the offense.