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He began to read the paper. There was a new Allied offensive in Italy, the newspaper headlined.

An ICRC report said the territory's economy and infrastructure had collapsed since the Israeli military offensive in Gaza six months ago.

Do not like the meal in their own dish of food left over inside that this is offensive.

Andy Kessler, the technology investor and writer, called it "a smart offensive move. "

De Rossi can be a good option for defensive midfield and brings with him great offensive skills as well.

To decide how much Ball Control and Offensive Positioning combined that can be used at midfield we use 2. 5*Passing.

Anakin continued to hold his own alone, urged to the offensive by Palpatine's goading.

do not write "SB" on this server, it seems to be very offensive.

During this speech Bush said the extra troops are needed to battle Taliban fighters who are gearing up for a new spring offensive.

But Air Force undersecretary for space programmes Gary Payton has said the plane programme is not pursuing "offensive capabilities" .

Please do not be irritated by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention.

"You know what, I had two offensive fouls tonight, three last night, two at the Minnesota game . . . and you can go on, " Yao said.

Nasty cast as basketball stopped shooting skills of a offensive strong score by means of each layer, engaged in basketball highly valued.

It did not sound like the communication of a man who believed his army to be on the offensive.

If he misses the shot and one of his teammates is able to regain control of the ball, it is called an " offensive rebound" .

This would be known as the Tet Offensive and would become a major turning point in the war.

All this is designed to put more punch into our army's offensive against the enemy.

A week ago, the Taliban did announce the beginning of their spring offensive.

You must be able to make sense out of the complexity of the world to put your business on the offensive.

All sorts of offensive remarks were made at him in his hearing.

Playing into the uneven nature of the first half were a number of offensive fouls on both teams, particularly moving screens.

This time being late is usually considered offensive, and gives the impression that the other person is not valued.

As both defensive and offensive measures, the light forces use only the power of light and technologies that have no harmful aftereffects.

a year ago, Beijing Pandange forecast prices rise at least 10% of articles on the web resulted in "what words are offensive. "

Asked if he was caught off guard by their offensive tactics, Benitez said: "I wasn't surprised because Chelsea are a strong team. "

In a worldwide radio broadcast Khrushchev said he would remove "offensive" weapons from Cuba in return for a U. S. pledge not to invade.

It was a warning that things might get out of hand if the offensive did not stop.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will be on a trade-focused charm offensive when he touches down in New Delhi Wednesday for a two-day visit.

When the King of Lu prepared to start the offensive, Cao Gui, his general, stopped him and said: "Wait a moment! The time has not come. "

Amazon deleted most of the offensive "Keep Calm" range but continued to promote the company's shop.

Basketball, and basket ball is composed of direct significance is to put the ball in the basket, as to how put this offensive basketball.

At this stage we shall still have to repulse a certain number of offensive campaigns the enemy may launch at the front.

When asked about the recent controversy engulfing John Terry, Blatter's response was as glib and offensive as it was baseless.

As long as you're fast enough to stay in front of your man, then you can body up on him as long as you want and it'll be an offensive foul.

But if the Lakers need an offensive outburst from him or need him to become a defensive stopper, Bryant says he is up to the task.

He really has no offensive skills yet, but can obviously dunk the ball and block people's shots with ease.

Veteran Michael Andre thinks back to 1968 and a fellow soldier caught up in battle during North Vietnam's Tet Offensive.

Whether in a counter-offensive or in an offensive, the principles with regard to these problems do not differ in their basic character.

It was the first time that such forces had been involved in fighting since the military offensive began in the valley more than a week ago.

The offensive on Zawiya is thought to be spearheaded by an elite unit led and named after one of Gadhafi's sons, Khamis.

Indeed, Turkey's Middle East offensive has taken on something of the scale and momentum of an invasion, albeit a peaceful one.

"Trendy looks or fashion statements that can be seen as offensive are not always the best investment for a store to make, " she says.

James, who said the Cavaliers are still one of the top teams in the league, expects to be even more of an offensive threat this fall.

Mr. Zoellick's remarks weren't timed to be part of a U. S. offensive; rather he answered questions posed to him by The Wall Street Journal.

We call this shift the continuation of our defensive and the enemy's pursuit the continuation of his offensive.

He and his troops waited out a blinding ion-charged sandstorm at Vondar Canyon before setting out on the offensive.

Thatcher and Reagan were determined to go on the ideological offensive. Their political rhetoric began to heat up.

As he had never been an importunate visitor he had had no chance to be offensive.

My colleague and I were angry because so much of it was obtuse and unnecessarily offensive.

But these events are, at the least, misguided and offensive, and it is painful to see squirming senior Tories trying to argue otherwise.

Still like it the beginning of the melody and sound, I heard the woman began to cry very offensive, I really hate crying weak.

As soon as the moment for the general offensive arrived, the soldiers charged the enemy position bravely.

The enemy assumed the offensive at the beginning of the battle.

With all of his talented gifts and hard work, Bynum has perhaps the best offensive arsenal of any NBA center in today's game.

When I told foreign officials that an offensive had begun, they looked at me as if I were crazy.

I realize I mostly talked about matters that concern only me , but this is how I feel . I apologize if I said anything offensive.

But under such American pressure, it seems they will have to stay on the offensive in Swat, at least for a bit.

Plastic comes from oil, but despite launching a charm offensive against BP, he never did make it out to an oil rig.

take offensive play, aim the march to the right, so you do not listen to every minute the ball child awarded by a pond of water with .

At such a level, topspin becomes an offensive weapon, driving opponents off the court and forcing them into errors.

"At this point we have no plan to go offensive, but we will be aggressively defending ourselves if necessary, " he said.

This led to the introduction of a centre-back to stop the opposing centre-forward, and tried to balance defensive and offensive playing.

And all of this stuff, basically, had accumulated to the point where the city was incredibly offensive to just walk around in.

Israel said it had no choice but to launch an offensive against Hamas to stop such rocket attacks.

Chinese Internet users criticized it, calling the ad offensive and a display of the company's ignorance about China.

"Russia will, of course, link the issues of missile defense and everything related to it with strategic offensive weapons, " he said.

Decapitated enemy did, spike special brigade began big counter-offensive, thoroughly will armed to the teeth modernization the enemy attack.

What I came to realize instead, was that people have criticized this book based on offensive, disrespectful and vicious accusations.

To many Asian-Americans, Charlie Chan is an offensive stereotype, another sort of Uncle Tom.

With a chance to take the lead, Allen was called for an offensive foul away from the ball.

Don't eat smelly food. It can be very offensive to a coworker, so save the smelly Tuna or bag of buttery popcorn for your down time at home.

Their job is to listen out for offensive noises and knock on the door of guests who snore too loudly.

And her mother had imparted enough of her own deportment to prevent any striking or offensive vulgarity of manner.

What was offensive was the veryidea an exclusive right to sell and use turmeric for the purpose of wound healing as claimed in the patent.

The "lesser of two evils" technique tries to convince us of an idea or proposal by presenting it as the least offensive option.

The most dramatic moment, though, was when the Labour MP Tom Watson called him a mafia boss, something he said was offensive.

This was the last major offensive of the German Army in World War II.

If it were up to me, I'd want to keep Taylor because of his offensive skill level.

The comments were "offensive, highly unprofessional and do not reflect industry practices, " Morgan Stanley said in an e- mailed statement.

I will use what I learn in class constructively and defensively, to help myself and others, and never to be abusive and offensive.

Players will now be able to gain reputation with the Shattered Sun Offensive and participate in a new set of daily quests.

There is no doubt whatsoever that the Olympic Games are themselves a peaceful activity, offensive to nobody.

I saw some offensive plays for Scola when he was in. But he was not in the game long enough to know if he can contribute consistently.

The Bush administration has been walking a diplomatic tightrope throughout the Turkish cross-border offensive, which began a week ago.

This effort, concentrated in a summer offensive in Kandahar, is likely to determine the success of what is now General Petraeus's mission.

The 3, 000 British and Afghan troops involved in the five-week operation are now trying to hold the ground seized during the offensive.

'I don't know what you use them for if it's not for offensive capability, ' he said.

This seems to be a little offensive to bars?

Tonight we have no foul, they did not get more offensive rebounds, but they kill us.

To date, 14 Israelis have been killed by these rockets since 2001 and up to the beginning of the Israeli offensive. January 2009.

The organization reserves the right to not exhibit those works that might be offensive to individual or collective rights.

It was the comment "we are all over this" that I found either confusing or offensive.

Jordan is one of the greatest offensive players and Pippen was also a fantastic all around offensive player.

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the enemy forces and recovering all the lost territories, when the regular forces launch the strategic counter-offensive.

The current offensive seems to be putting Nuban children square in the cross hairs, and often there is nowhere to run.

Even so, some of the cartoons are gratuitously offensive. The Star would not have published them, although we affirm our right to do so.

Riley's primary focus was defense, but on the offensive end he centered his strategy around the distinct abilities of his players.

The humans may be able to survive under different leadership, but if they ever want to go on the offensive, they need John Connor.

"If I had a steady boyfriend, I wouldn't do this, " Chen said. "it would be offensive to him, anyway. "

Although an offensive term to some, others consider it a positive sign of society's increasing acceptance of older women's sex appeal.

It is agreeable to see our companions eat with a good appetite, and all expressions of loathing are offensive.

Drink and womanising destroyed his two marriages and landed him in court for offensive behaviour.

Cut: A quick move by an offensive player, usually toward the basket, to get in position for a shot.

The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.

Please do not be irritated by his offensive remarks.

The company believes that the offensive statements made against the co-workers were not concerted activity protected under federal law.

Yet any waste of a valuable resource is offensive at a visceral level. Just ask those who lived through the war.

The report focused on strengthening the department's defensive capabilities, rather than on any need to be able to mount offensive action.

Perhaps the girl had been tactless and offensive in handling media previously. But she is still young with a long road ahead.

Next time he makes an offensive remark, politely tell him to stop and pinpoint what you're referring to.

But the offensive utility of nuclear weapons is questionable; they have not been used since Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Yao has to be concerned with saving energy for the offensive end of the floor, since he's expected to carry much of the offensive weight.

Therefore, on the offensive aggressive drivers are relatively easy to solve method and directly from their long-term memory to return.

Instead, they accumulate as many troops as possible, and coordinate a quick offensive surge meant to overwhelm the enemy.

First, the biggest cost of a turnover is that the team who turned the ball over loses an offensive scoring opportunity.

One example of something she finds particularly offensive is the arousal of men by the smell of women's bound feet.

Toronto was a bad offensive team last, but it was the worst defensive team in the NBA.

Some Pentagon generals are opposed to a substantial withdrawal this July and want the offensive to continue for the rest of the year.

But before he gets his license and starts driving, he has to understand that the American style of driving is defensive, not offensive.

Malki said he was disappointed by President- elect Barack Obama's refusal to comment on the Israeli offensive .

Slowly, around the donkey and a tiger, a more casual attitude, grazing spells, it is offensive impact.

shoot, Hayes is not just a foul machine, also a rebounding machine, esp offensive rebound.

It may not have been the offensive explosion they were hoping for, but at least Cowboys fans got the result they wanted.

Israel responded with an air and ground offensive to halt the attacks.

Allied defensive operations in China were over, and a new offensive campaign was finally ready to begin.

He said an offensive in the north had pushed the militants back from a range where their mortars could hit civilian areas.

The Syrian offensive would have to be slowed and the Sinai front would be in severe jeopardy.

the manager of this approach is quite embarrassing, and people do not say offensive, but also the right to violate the reputation of others.

After spending much time consumed by events out of their control, they felt some relief to be on the diplomatic offensive.

If you wish to be brothers, let the arms fall from your hands. One cannot love while holding offensive arms---Pope Pius VI.

The appellate court had decided the name would be considered offensive by many Swedes.

into a passive position in defensive warfare, which gives far less scope for the full exercise of initiative than does offensive warfare.

Then how about this one? It's low noise design, reduces the offensive operation noise to a minimum.

Faced with our massive military offensive, the enemy had to retreat in perfect dismay.

The new general immediately launched an offensive against the enemy.

Take your offensive game to the next level with an unprecedented amount of control via the enhanced Shot Stick.

"The people out here believe there is nothing indecent or offensive about the human body, " he said.

The Syria's president called Israel's offensive "a war crime" . He added that Israel will not be able to finish off Hamas.

To sum it up, this was a masterful team offensive performance and hinted at the potential this team has.

While it's not necessarily a bad idea as a ploy to make money, it's just a biiiiit offensive.

The fruit of this plant, having a hard, prickly rind and soft pulp with an offensive odor but a pleasant taste.

As they say, a great defense can often be a great offense, and the Fire branch is the offensive branch of the Feca.

China launched an offensive in October 1962 that lasted only a few days but inflicted a decisive defeat on India.

The Jackal is a great offensive and defensive unit, but needs to be placed carefully to avoid harming your own units with splash damage.

If there's ever an ad that's find offensive or inappropriate, feel free to let me know so that I can avoid it.

the coach said the offensive unit did a good job; after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit.

Carlisle believes that the team holding the ball in the defensive Durant offensive post moves, and many problems have emerged.

"We've been waiting on an offensive night for us where we finally shoot the ball well, " added Nowitzki.

Former President Laurent Gbagbo's army said the other launch a "general offensive. "

And the trunk eventually becomes so sore that the elephant curls it up and seldom afterwards uses it for offensive purposes .

Appearance is not offensive, if not longer, let their talented; If there is no literary talent, it is always smiling.

All ships of any kind bound for Cuba from whatever nation or port will, if found to contain cargoes of offensive weapons, be turned back.

The point is not to engage offensive against Somali pirates.

Once the enemy launches a full-scale offensive, the Red Army effects a "retreat towards the centre" .

"Twitter will probably just ignore it and consider it to be offensive to their First Amendment rights, " he said.

Coalition troops in Afghanistan mounted their biggest offensive against the Taliban since the start of the eight-year war.

They launched a fierce offensive against the enemy position.

in an offensive firefight, attempting to put the fire out.

It has excellent offensive qualities, we saw them during the qualification for the Champions League and the start of the Portuguese league.

And other countries are almost certain to say: If the U. S. program includes offensive operations, why should we refrain?

More than 500 civilians have been killed in terrorist attacks across Pakistan since the launch of the South Waziristan offensive in October.

Player-control foul: An offensive foul that is committed not when a player is shooting, but just when his team is in control of the ball.

Besides that, Howard has become more than just a dunker by developing his offensive game to include more hook shots.

His career was blemished by his offensive remarks about Spaniards, Japanese, Filipinos, and Russians.

as right fielder bobby abreu deals with his offensive skid , matsui has picked up the slack , and his contributions have not gone unnoticed.

When Scola hitting nothing but air at the start of game and the Rockets couldnt set any offensive tone, the game was already doomed.

Half a million or more US troops poured into the tiny colony in preparation for the great counter-offensive against the Japanese.

NATO commanders have warned of an increase in violence as Afghan and coalition forces go on the offensive against insurgents.

whatever the outcome of the offensive, it would end the war. This was Hanoi's last throw of the dice.

As they marched round, the crowd jeered at them and made offensive remarks.

the infantry takes just as much offensive role as the cavalry.

but until china embraces openness and pluralism at home , no charm offensive is ever going to set its neighbours ' minds completely at ease.

Schmidt: "They [Russians - AWW], possibly, will continue offensive up to the middle of March" .

To be specific, it may start off an arms race in outer space, and may also extend the arms race from offensive weapons to defensive weapons.

Lazio played an offensive football, with order, ideas and a lot of movement without the ball.

Whenever his grandmother cooking food after the end of that sweat like Lin Li, let us offensive.

It is to be regretted that the word plunder is offensive.

The lawyers also sent out similar demands for a second German gay porn film with an even more offensive title.

Units that are fighting each other compare their Offensive stat to the enemy's Defensive stat.

Acer's new China offensive and the Founder deal will change all that, say company executives.

im sure that will help the people in Alaska and Hawaii feel better, Since NK is trying to wrk the two places into their offensive envelope.

05 - Policeman says military ready to make an offensive. . .

I've been fighting off the infantile and often offensive advances of that guy.

But indifference, but also turned a blind eye is often straightforward than the harm to much larger offensive.

And while the military is not ruling out a future military offensive there, Abbas said, right now, the army's focus is in Swat Valley.

Mexico has started to fight back; and its continuing offensive against the drugs mafias has pushed them down into Central America.

One other way their new height is benefiting the Thunder: They are suddenly acting like an elite offensive rebounding team.

I wanted one more midfielder to play out from the back and create the difference. It was an offensive-minded decision.

During the offensive I became acquainted with a major, commander of the VNOS service (Aerial Reconnaissance, Warning, and Communication).

Banning the offensive online materials is an effective way of keeping them out of minors' hands.

In Sardinia it is seen as particularly offensive and a hitch hiker thumbing a lift is more likely to be run down, than offered a ride.

it's offensive because chopsticks in a bowl of food pointing at the sky resembles a funeral offering.

Their devotion to Cruyff-style offensive strategies has earned accolades from each opponent they vanquished, and of course from Mr. Cruyff.

Everybody seems to only focus on offensive production to gauge success.

This means that the US army has made a change from a defense strategy to an offensive one in the context of a cyber war.

Offensive that anyone would have submitted to such a cruel and merciless enemy. I would rather die fighting then to accept that fate.

Please Do not refer the group of Spain, Greece, Portugal, ireland as "PIGS" . It is quite offensive. Thank you.

"When you get offensive rebounds, it shows that you are playing physical and you're in control of the ball a lot, " Odom said.

Some substitute words can be just as offensive if your tone is abrasive or you insult someone.

Israel launched the ground offensive on the Gaza strip Saturday after a week of air attacks.

As with any other language, English has its own stock of non-offensive topics.

In late 2008 , Alibaba embarked on a marketing offensive and said it would temporarily sacrifice some profit for market share .

This tactic dovetails with China's broader strategy to present a friendly face while building up its capabilities to go on the offensive.

At the time Inter played with three centre-backs who were all offensive players.

They are still a lot to grab offensive rebounds, but they do not like the first game start so smoothly.

I don't think that the existence of a new domain will, in itself, make us any more offensive than we are in any other domain.

In one of the greatest games of all time, Bobby Fischer delayed castling until mid-game to stay on the offensive.

Austria, Turkey, like the Green and France, Belgium, Bulgaria antipathy to green. Mongol offensive in black.

Certainly, Kobe knows much better than I do how to exploit the defense, keep them on their toes, and create easy offensive opportunities.

Mr. Bush says the Iraqi offensive is a direct result of security gains made be a surge of U. S. troops.

There have been reports the offensive began in retaliation for a militant attack on a natural gas pipeline in Shabwa.

God, we know that it is not acceptable under any circumstances for students to be walking around the halls dressed in offensive attire.

Though the stores are now one of Apple's offensive weapons, they were born as a defensive move.

The least professional and most offensive position is resting one leg or ankle on top of your other knee.

These comments are offensive, highly unprofessional and do not reflect industry practices.

He is also the best offensive rebounder in the league and is a very good defensive player; he is the anchor of a very good Hornet defense.

In a bid to attract visitors, the town abolished its usual $3. 60 viewing fee and went on a media offensive.

It follow threats by Taliban militants to deploy thousands of suicide bombers in retaliation for an army offensive .

The Tamil Tigers have seen their territory shaved down to less than eight square kilometers amid a final offensive by the military.

We hoped to scour the enemy out during the coming offensive.

Israel has called on the United Nations to scrap a report which accused it of war crimes during its Gaza offensive two years ago.

III. Israeli forces plan to control over its strategic town in southern Lebanon that could serve as a base for a planned offensive.

Last week, in response to a Kurdish PKK attack on its forces, Turkey launched a major offensive against the Kurdish rebels.

Frontcourt: A team's offensive half of the court. As it refers to players, a team's center and forwards.

And , smoking leaves an offensive odor. Non-smoker don't like to be at around the smoker.

When you think about it, this tool is the equivalent of an offensive weapon in the real world.

Under such circumstances, NMD will become a multiplier of the U. S. strategic offensive force.

Shen Zong Emperor began to assume a strategic offensive to the West Xia after his enthronement.

In his weekly radio address, the president said U. S. forces are staying on the offensive, while transferring more control to Iraqi units.

His enthusiasm swayed Manstein into allowing the offensive to continue for a "few more days" .

The offensive started on May 6, a few days before the end of the war.

Scolari in the early season offensive on several fronts , not the opening of the regular rotation.

Nato ministers meet to consider stepping up the Afghan campaign ahead of an expected Taleban offensive.

Up to 100000 civilians have fled Pakistan's South Waziristan because of a military offensive against Taliban militants, Reuters reported.

"During the operation, police also seized a small [cache] of drugs and offensive weapons, " police spokesman T. K. Ng said in an e-mail.

The UK has launched a new cyber security command centre to help combat network intruders and forge offensive attacks against opponents.

Center in Nanjing to offensive to defend, no retreat behind the war without front, keep numerous to defend, is "the art of self-trapped. "

been happy to put them on the back-burner, favouring a charm offensive aimed at convincing neighbours that its rise poses no threat.

"Pandev is our asset and we need to protect him. It would be offensive to our fans to sacrifice such a player, " he concluded.

"This clearly was intended to be a spring offensive spectacular attack, " said Laster in the ISAF press release.

It is not known if the offensive marks a broader strategic shift by the government or is only a limited operation.

Perhaps he or she will become assertive in a way that could make you feel a need to go on the offensive.

These may continue to try to strangle his network, rather than carry out a big ground offensive in difficult terrain.

After my A small team of smart to attack the other side to collapse after blowing a counter-offensive on the side of the horn.

The latest offensive by Myanmar's army began in June and is unusual not in its ferocity but in its timing, in the wet season.

The producers of the show denied the skits had been racist, saying they had meant to mock the characters making the offensive remarks.

Reducing an urban area is an essentially offensive action intended to eliminate an adversary's hold over all or part of the urban area .

The army was forced to give ground when the enemy started its new offensive.

I feel that in the last few weeks I've found that mix, of having the energy to do my offensive work and contribute defensively.