Sentence examples for take offensive from inspiring English sources

More importantly, Gen. Rose established the UN Rapid Reaction Force, a heavily armed unit with more aggressive rules of engagement, designed to take offensive action if necessary to prevent hostage-taking and enforce peace agreements.

Even safety Antrel Rolle volunteered to take offensive snaps.

By his refusal as army commander to take offensive action against the insurgents in 1958, Chehab had earned the confidence of the Muslims.

Boudreau has put Green on the point opposite Ovechkin on the first power-play unit, and he has cleared him to take offensive chances.

Urged by the French to take offensive action against the Germans, the Russian commander in chief, Grand Duke Nicholas, took it loyally but prematurely, before the cumbrous Russian war machine was ready, by launching a pincer movement against East Prussia.

The main problem for the Power (2-6-1) two laseasonsseasons has been trying to find somebody to help take offensive pressure off Tiffeny Milbrett, who scored 16 goals last year.

Now, of course, the dinosaur is on its feet and taking offensive action.

Rolle also took offensive snaps out of the Wildcat formation and was an able returner.

Under Japan's Constitution, the country's self-defense forces are barred from taking offensive actions.

Mr. Panetta said that American forces were already responding to the threat "unilaterally," implying that they were taking offensive action on their own, without Iraqi troops alongside.

President Hamid Karzai called on American-led forces to apply themselves more earnestly to avoiding civilian casualties and to check intelligence reports more carefully before taking offensive action.