Sentence examples for offensive measure from inspiring English sources

"It's an offensive measure".

And the reason my views have changed is because basically the Broad Street Bullies were created as a preventive measure, not necessarily as an offensive measure.

A much less offensive measure, both with respect to Muslims and to the Spanish Constitution, would be to repeal the "temporary" subsidies offered to the Catholic Church since 1979.

Potential offensive measures are varied and many, she said.

Two particularly offensive measures need to be rejected.

Counterterrorism is "offensive measures taken to prevent, deter and respond to terrorism".

He suggested "offensive measures" in response to the hack, echoing a letter by Representative Adam Schiff and Senator Dianne Feinstein last month.

To take full advantage of Mr. Bush's support in the military, offensive measures would be needed too.

They will — from somewhere, somehow — find the means to defend themselves as well as begin offensive measures.

Assange portrayed the task force as a "war room" plotting offensive measures against him; in fact, its focus was to mitigate harmful repercussions of his publications.

These same offensive measures also could be used in a punishing retaliation for a first-strike cyberattack on an American target, senior officials said.