Sentence examples similar to pre-emptive moves for from inspiring English sources

Those comments were interpreted as a signal that he would be willing to make a pre-emptive move for United.

The interpretation by clinicians of a wide range of parental communication behaviours as expectation or pressure for antibiotics, and clinicians' pre-emptive moves to justify no antibiotic prescription, indicated that many clinicians anticipated pressure for antibiotics.

These actions are considered pre-emptive moves by the university as a nod to the seriousness of the allegations.

The plans for elections, long overdue in the Palestinian territories, came after the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt and appeared to be a pre-emptive move to stave off calls for more democracy and government accountability.

Yes it will, although this time it feels more like a pre-emptive move to lower expectations rather than prime everyone for excitement.

For Google, the project is a pre-emptive move to get a foothold in the living room as more consumers start exploring ways to bring Web content to their television sets.

But others interpreted it as a pre-emptive move to take the issue off the table.

The networks would be shut down as a pre-emptive move to protect underground equipment.

Already, taxi drivers have gone on strike in Paris and elsewhere as a pre-emptive move against deregulation.

Though my parents won't admit it, the dog, Emmy, was their pre-emptive move to fill their empty nest when they realized their youngest child — my sister — was leaving for college in September.

Budweiser owner AB InBev is considering selling the leading SABMiller brands as a pre-emptive move to satisfy EU competition regulators.