1. Republicans went on the offensive over soaring gasoline prices.

2. They will do on the offensive.

3. The West African forces went on the offensive in response to attacks on them.

4. The Scots were on the offensive for most of the game.

5. The government is very much on the offensive in the fight against drugs.

6. Temperamentally unsuited for compromise, Tatum went on the offensive.

7. So she did not need to go on the offensive and was not required to fight.

8. He decided to go on the offensive before she could ask another question.

9. When they had injuries on the offensive line, they needed constant drills to develop cohesion.

10. He created havoc on the offensive boards and did a good job of blocking shots.

11. This allowed him to go on the offensive.

12. He went on the offensive.

13. Meanwhile the RNC's Mr Steele is on the offensive.

14. He was still on the offensive against the sponsors.

15. The army was very much on the offensive.

16. He's always expecting criticism of his work, so he's always on the offensive.

17. It's difficult to make friends with her; she's constantly on the offensive.

18. If she could find somewhere dry, she would be able to go on the offensive.

19. If Brown is able to start, that solves one of four problems on the offensive line.

20. But before Adamowski could get his campaign under way, Daley threw him off balance by going on the offensive.

21. The culture wars are as violent as ever(/on the offensive.html), and the right is on the offensive.

22. When the Government hinted darkly about a privacy bill in the wake of the Mellor affair, MacKenzie went on the offensive.

23. In the view of many analysts here, they did not have to create the impression that they are on the offensive.

24. With any luck, the 49ers will have their starting five on the offensive line back for Dallas.

25. Hastily revising his plans for my career, he settled us into our Cape Cod retreat and went on the offensive.

26. He was among the best ever to have played on the offensive line.

27. A guilty person gets defensive. An innocent person will often go on the offensive.

28. Though at times the Lakers looked overanxious, and dare I say sloppy, but their assertiveness on the offensive end gave me hope again.

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

30. Japan was never able to regain the strategic initiative, and American forces went on the offensive at Guadalcanal two months later.

31. Bs a NOD commander you need to go on the offensive.

32. Top military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the army went on the offensive because troops were being attacked in Bannu and Jani Khel district, both well-known militant strongholds.

33. But he's been equally effective on the offensive end of the court.

34. The comparison shows that on the offensive in Wuhan far behind the pace of Shaanxi.

35. Whether on the offensive or defensive end, he can completely takea game.

36. His remarks were more than slightly unsuitable ; they touched on the offensive.

37. He was stifling on D and got hustle rebounds on the offensive end.

38. For as timid and unsure of himself that Yao looks on the offensive end, it's on defense where he is truly lacking, no more than an open-door that invites penetration.

39. As a NOD commander you need to on the offensive.

40. By going on the offensive, they hoped to deflect criticism of their policies.

41. China may own $1.2 trillion in U.S. Treasury obligations, but from the get-go, Biden should have eschewed playing defense and gone on the offensive.

42. At the outset of the match, the two sides were both on the offensive.

43. It's time for Mr. Obama to go on the offensive.

44. With this hurried adjuration, he cocked his blunderbuss, and stood on the offensive.