General Abbas also says the military has forces deployed throughout the northwest in case there is a backlash against the offensive.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07

Let me talk about the offensive aspect of it.

让我们再来看看这个阵型的杀伤力

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He also notes that some of the material in the patriarchal stories would be offensive to later religious sensibilities.

他还指出族长故事里的一些素材,是冒犯后来的宗教敏感性的。

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The offensive came after the United States and other western allies criticized the Pakistani military for failing to rein in the extremists.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

These public-private distinctions are onerous -are offensive--to some people because it seems like the government is acting like a parent.

公共和私募公司之间的划分有些繁琐,对有些人来说有些冒犯的意味,监管机构像是在扮演父母的角色

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A police convoy heading to Kandahar for the offensive was attacked eight times by insurgents on the road.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

The offensive enjoyed wide support among Israelis, and reports like that of B'Tselem have drawn the attention mainly of leftists in the country.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

But the offensive failed. Kony and his men subsequently launched a killing spree that left more than 1,000 people dead in eastern Congo.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

Pakistan's former ambassador to Kabul, Rustam Shah Mohmand, warns against escalating the offensive against the militants.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

For the people in the neighboring Israeli town of Sderot, the offensive brought some relief.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

Army officials say the offensive against the militants in Waziristan has been successful with troops gaining control of key areas and killing more than 200 militants.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Witnesses there say al-Shabab fought off the offensive, but Bula Burte remains tense.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

Washington has praised the anti-insurgency operation in Swat and has given significant financial assistance to help Pakistan repatriate hundreds of thousands of families the offensive had displaced.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

The analysts say if the offensive can reverse the Taliban momentum and create trust among the people for the coalition forces, it will definitely turn the tide.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

B'Tselem says 773 of an estimated more than 1,300 people killed in the offensive, dubbed Operation Cast Lead, were civilians, including 320 children under the age of 18.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Army officials say that the anti-Taliban campaign has killed more than 1,800 militants and the United Nations says the offensive has dislocated nearly two million people from the insurgency hit areas.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

But the rewrites also removed some parts from the early books that might have seemed racially offensive to later generations.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

Taliban leaders in Pakistan say the campaign is in reaction to an expected army offensive against militants in South Waziristan.

VOA: special.2009.10.17

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

VOA: special.2011.03.25

This offensive is already producing dramatic success, including the capture of senior Taliban leaders, the routing of their forces and the stabilization of key areas."

VOA: special.2010.03.13

President Obama told the BBC that the accusation was inexcusable, offensive and hateful.

VOA: special.2010.09.25

The government says the military offensive is also a hostage rescue operation.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

She noted the recent success of an American-led offensive in Afghanistan.

VOA: special.2010.03.13

"The best antidote to intolerance is not the 'Defamation of Religions' approach of banning and punishing offensive speech, but rather a combination of robust legal protections against discrimination and hate crimes, proactive government outreach to minority religious groups, and a vigorous defense of both freedom of religion and expression."

VOA: special.2009.10.31

At a joint news conference, Mr.Brown praised the current Pakistani army offensive against Taliban targets in the Swat valley.

VOA: standard.2009.05.13

"We recognize the imminent threat. We are committed to enhancing our intelligence capabilities and our offensive capability to deal with this."

VOA: standard.2010.01.03

Meanwhile,the Pakistani military has reported more gains against Taliban militants in the ongoing offensive in and round the northwestern Swat Valley.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Pakistan's military says since launching the Swat offensive in late April, it has killed nearly 2,000 militants and captured many more.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Nearly two weeks ago, Pakistan's military launched an offensive in the South Waziristan tribal region against Pakistani Taliban militants based there.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

"The primary objective of this offensive is to force the collapse of the TFG and to force AMISOM to leave Somalia,".

VOA: standard.2009.06.26