Sentence examples similar to in a pre emptive from inspiring English sources

He put in a pre-emptive bid.

This coalition would then try to strike in a pre-emptive way.

At least one council has already banned kites in a pre-emptive strike.

It poured cash into the banking system in a pre-emptive strike against panic hoarding.

In a pre-emptive strike against dehydration, the Quest wins this round of the cupholder wars.

"I absolutely want them in the cross," he said, in a pre-emptive, "Firing Line" tone of voice.

In a pre-emptive strike on presidential speculation, he said he would make a decision about 2004 after 2002.

In a pre-emptive bid to protect its customers' data, Silent Circle said it had obliterated everything in its server.

But in a pre-emptive strike the N.F.L.'s lead negotiator, Jeff Pash, held a teleconference minutes after Smith's conference.

In a pre-emptive attack on critics, he pointed out that autonomous vehicles would be significantly safer than human-controlled ones.

But on Tuesday, in a pre-emptive strike clearly meant to head off a storm of speculation, Mr. McGreevey offered that he was the unnamed official.