Sentence examples for widespread offensive from inspiring English sources

"It comes from much higher up, Wenzhou is just a testing ground for a widespread offensive against Christian influence," said one pastor, citing internal sources.

More than that, Ahern is making a broad appeal for a civic nationalism/republicanism at a time when some members of the Northern Irish Republican family are involved in a widespread offensive against rural Orange Halls, a phenomenon that's particularly pronounced in areas where Protestants are in a minority.

The militants also captured the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Friday after a widespread offensive.

The Syrian army said Tuesday's al-Dabit hospital attack was part of a widespread offensive in Aleppo launched by rebel groups, which involved bombarding civilian areas with rockets.

The group has threatened the city, the capital of Ramadi province, for some time, but launched a widespread offensive on Thursday and Friday, including several car bombs.

Iraq's Sunni tribes in Anbar have been divided since the start of IS' widespread offensives in Iraq last year.

The lack of integration of certain groups in society, widespread disrespectful and offensive behavior in public places and criminal behavior by groups of young people are stubborn problems that cause a great deal of annoyance.

But we fear these slurs are the harbinger of a more offensive and widespread onslaught to come.

The Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith and his colleague Lord Freud held a briefing for reporters at Westminster, in what will be seen as a concerted effort to go on the offensive after widespread criticism of the flagship benefit reform.

"What we are seeing is the very beginning of widespread governmental use of offensive cyber power," Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer with F-Secure, told VICE News.

U.S. and European defense officials warned last month that Russia was building up forces near its border with Ukraine for what appeared to be a major offensive amid widespread fears the Russians might seek a land link through Ukraine to the Crimea.