Sentence examples for the standard tactics from inspiring English sources

But the same American troops still use the standard tactics of military power to achieve their aims: intimidation, overwhelming force, hands tied behind backs and faces in the dirt.

Before turning to threats and weapons, the doctor in Burbank tried the standard tactics of ducking phone calls and knocks on the door, and the less standard taping of a pink sheet across his bedroom window.

The standard tactic is to pressure the quarterback with the defensive line and sprinkle in linebackers and defensive backs for extra heat.

The standard tactic is to indignantly demand more action, or politically impossible action, from other countries before agreeing to act yourself.

The cable – to US officials in Rome – says that "the Vatican may be the most effective advocate" before the Argentinian authorities, for whom "disappearance is still the standard tactic".

Mobile has the potential to make events safer and provide a solution that both teams and consumers will like more than the standard tactic of "more security guards".

It was the standard tactic used to shut down debate on the topic and entirely predictable.

Even if he did try to apologize, or do photo ops with his family and talk about faith, those standard tactics probably wouldn't work.

This underscores why it's difficult to create believable fiction out of the ongoing Mexican Cartel War: what's over-the-top one day might be standard tactics the next.

To maximize the effectiveness of the firebombing attacks, LeMay ordered the B-29s to fly at the low altitude of 5000 feet and bomb by night; this represented a significant change from the Command's standard tactics, which focused on high-altitude daylight bombing.

Uber and Lyft's early skirmishes with regulatory bodies are good examples of this standard tactic.