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  • noun Plural form of offensive.

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Examples

  • He praised Pakistan's military for taking on Pakistani insurgents in offensives of recent months.

    Petraeus says progress will be slow in Afghanistan 2009

  • Despite the fact that his numerical inferiority and the breakdown of the main French offensives on the Rhine front compelled him to adopt the strategic defensive for the greater part of the period under review, he never abandoned the tactical offensive for a single day.

    THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON DAVID G. CHANDLER 1966

  • Despite the fact that his numerical inferiority and the breakdown of the main French offensives on the Rhine front compelled him to adopt the strategic defensive for the greater part of the period under review, he never abandoned the tactical offensive for a single day.

    THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON DAVID G. CHANDLER 1966

  • The offensives are the first operations under Barack Obama's new regional strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan to defeat the Taliban and its Islamist allies.

    The Guardian World News 2009

  • *The Taliban this year are not going to try to seize and hold ground in major "offensives"; rather they will focus on suicide bombers, IEDs and simultaneous small scale hit and run ambushes.

    CDS Hillier interview on CFRA, Ottawa/CPAC interview 2007

  • *The Taliban this year are not going to try to seize and hold ground in major "offensives"; rather they will focus on suicide bombers, IEDs and simultaneous small scale hit and run ambushes.

    Archive 2007-02-01 2007

  • Each of the three major "offensives" launched during the siege was aimed at cutting across the thin strip of ground the Russians held and reaching the Volga at as many points as possible.

    Barbarossa Clark, Alan 1965

  • Also Friday, hundreds of militants attacked a checkpoint in a northwest Pakistani district along the border overnight and into the morning hours, killing 14 security troops, officials said – a show of insurgents' continued strength despite army offensives against them.

    U.S. Missiles Kill Multiple People In Pakistan Tribal Region The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Also Friday, hundreds of militants attacked a checkpoint in a northwest Pakistani district along the border overnight and into the morning hours, killing 14 security troops, officials said – a show of insurgents' continued strength despite army offensives against them.

    U.S. Missiles Kill Multiple People In Pakistan Tribal Region The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • BRUSSELS — A massive effort by U.S. and NATO forces – including offensives in the insurgent heartland and targeted assassinations of rebel leaders – has failed to dent Taliban numerical strength over the past year, according to military and diplomatic officials.

    Taliban Strength Unaffected By Allied Surge AP 2011

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