Sentence examples for widespread offensives from inspiring English sources

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

"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 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.

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 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.

While the scale of the Axis naval offensive directed against Australia was small compared to other naval campaigns of the war such as the Battle of the Atlantic, they were still "the most comprehensive and widespread series of offensive operations ever conducted by an enemy against Australia".

While the scale of the Japanese naval offensive directed against Australia was small compared to other naval campaigns of the war such as the Battle of the Atlantic, these attacks were "the most comprehensive and widespread series of offensive operations ever conducted by an enemy against Australia".

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.