I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
offensive/defensive lineman
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
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He has been playing a more defensive role in the Ducks' left-wing lock system this season, however.
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Tempting as it is to criticise them back, this will make them even more defensive .
purely
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There were those who considered it to be a purely defensive step, and this gave rise to rumour.
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They do not feel so defensive , but they may well feel uncomfortable about these new insights into their personal weaknesses.
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She watched him for a moment, wishing she didn't feel so defensive every time he broached the subject of Arnie.
■ NOUN
action
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Existing companies-bookstores, for example-are taking defensive action against online retailers.
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From now on - offensive rather than defensive action is the key note.
alliance
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It has also provoked extensive networks of defensive alliances , as we indicate later on.
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At that time many amalgamations were the outcome of defensive alliances in the face of international competition and declining markets.
back
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The Panthers kept changing up, sometimes using five or six defensive backs on first down.
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There are few defensive backs who are expected to make immediate impact.
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During a commercial break, we met another lovely and somebody who plays defensive back engaged in witty banter.
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And lately, our defensive backs have responded with interceptions.
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Mike Morton replaced Fredrickson Sunday, though the Raiders often used extra defensive backs .
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Our defensive backs have played very well.
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Determining the top defensive backs in the draft today and Sunday is easy.
coordinator
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Fien is no stranger to Tormey, who recruited him when he was defensive coordinator at Washington.
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Dave Campo is the Cowboys' third defensive coordinator in four years.
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He was the Seahawks' defensive coordinator for three years, and last season, he was defensive coordinator at Tampa Bay.
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Later, he gave me a chance to be a defensive coordinator , and I had no experience at that, either.
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Coach Tony Dungy, once an accomplished defensive coordinator , likes to apply pressure.
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Parcells' defensive coordinator , Al Groh: &038;.
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As defensive coordinator of the Falcons he called for single coverage on Bruce last week.
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But Field probably will not retain the defensive coordinator position he held for 14 years under Terry Donahue, the source said.
effort
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That lax defensive effort continued, as did the parade of penalties.
end
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Washington has seen playing time as a reserve at both defensive end and tackle.
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Starting defensive end Michael Bankston has heard the rumors he will move to tackle to play next to Eric Swann.
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Stanford defensive end Kailee Wong recorded a late fourth-quarter safety for the second straight week....
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Jacksonville defensive end Jeff Lagemann left the game in the second quarter with a sprained knee....
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After defensive end Charles Haley had back surgery last month, the coaches moved tackle Leon Lett to end.
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Harrison began the 1995 season as a starter at defensive end .
line
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Sandison adopted the McPherson role of organising matters behind the Airdrie defensive line while the midfield remained conservatively deep.
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At Ohio State, Pace flattened defensive line men with regularity.
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A comedy of errors as Collegians tried to clear from a defensive line out presented McCall with the simplest of scores.
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The Raiders are getting stuffed because the defensive line is penetrating.
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Seals spent the 1988 season on injured reserve, and the Buccaneers moved him to the defensive line .
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Brackens is the best rusher in the defensive line .
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The revamped defensive line showed real signs of improvement.
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The Raiders leaned on their deep defensive line , which limited Jacksonville to only 69 yards rushing and sacked Brunell three times.
lineman
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In an odd decision that White did not fully explain, veteran defensive lineman Nolan Harrison did not suit up Sunday night.
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What Parcells wants first is a pass-rushing defensive lineman actually worth a million a year.
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Louis Rams for defensive lineman Sean Gilbert.
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Backup defensive lineman Junior Bryant deflected the pass that Doleman intercepted....
linemen
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Putting together a solid running game, which will keep defensive linemen from teeing off on the quarterback.
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Green Bay has a bunch of 300-pound defensive linemen , and I think they can match up with the Dallas offensive line.
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Greene gave the 49ers five defensive linemen who had to play.
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The Raiders effectively rotated defensive linemen in the first half, keeping fresh players on the field.
measure
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It was also probably in part a defensive measure on the part of the ego itself.
play
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Cooks made big defensive plays coming up on their sweeps.
player
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If you're a defensive player spearmen are particularly useful.
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You know how when a player sets a screen, the defensive player has to go around the screen?
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Rhodes is an outstanding defensive player who is expected to flourish as a small forward or shooting guard.
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I look around and I see a lot of pretty good defensive players .
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A dominating defensive player , the 34-year-old Mutombo also has been extremely durable.
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You can re- create a rundown play involving four different defensive players and still have ample opportunity to observe the next pitch.
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The Chiefs would have won, whatever defense they played, because their defensive players simply overwhelmed the Raiders.
position
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It was most useful in defensive positions .
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Cal will have new starters at five defensive positions Saturday.
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This straddle-leg stance is the basic defensive position .
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Every 100 kilometres had approximately two defensive positions , 200 soldiers and five or six cannon.
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Any discussion of siting has, therefore, concentrated on such factors as communication links, defensive positions and local bridging points.
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The Labour leadership has taken a typically defensive position on the politics of the war.
posture
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It was this factor more than any other which caused officials and Ministers alike to adopt such defensive postures .
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Most of all, it requires laying aside the guilt, uncoiling the defensive posture and dealing with the facts.
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You find yourself in defensive postures rather than fighting back.
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Management was always in a defensive posture .
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The enterprise then assumes a defensive posture that offers little true protection and scant opportunity for improvement and growth.
purpose
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Some past and current government officials say the program was intended for defensive purposes only.
reaction
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This defensive reaction is a learned one against the pain of remembered failure.
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They can even recognize depth and may respond with a defensive reaction to approaching objects.
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Disagreeing on seven out of ten occasions triggers a defensive reaction or even further disagreements.
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This is not only false but frequently results in a defensive reaction on the part of the sufferer.
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The investment in proposals is naturally such that challenges inevitably produce defensive reactions .
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This is a cat with a limp body that genetically lacks the usual defensive reactions of felines.
strategy
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The possibility that books may be needed at some future date tends to encourage a defensive strategy of retention.
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Tradition, then, becomes a strong power base from which to employ a defensive strategy to resist change.
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Furthermore, it is said, a defensive strategy based on such weapons effectively rules out the actual use of nuclear weapons.
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Anxiety, anger or apathy all seem reasonable defensive strategies for elders to adopt when facing selective assessment now.
system
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It is with the porcupines, however, that the spiny defensive system reaches its zenith.
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He would scrap the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and permit defensive systems to guard against accidental firings or small-scale attacks by outlaw nations.
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This is particularly true for a defensive system based on comparatively small, independent units, armed with short-range weapons.
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How reliable does the defensive system have to be?
tackle
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The Raiders reportedly offered defensive tackle Chester McGlockton and a first and second-round pick for Swann, but were rejected.
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Of all the defensive tackles , I think Wayne Martin is the best.
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Donovan is 71, a former defensive tackle with the memorable Baltimore Colts teams of the 1950s and early 1960s.
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Gannon hurt his shoulder when Ravens defensive tackle Tony Siragusa drove him into the ground.
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Joe Phillips at the other defensive tackle is the same kind of guy.
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The 49ers had defensive tackle Chris Zorich in for a tryout Thursday.
team
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We are not a good defensive team .
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The Bruins, in contrast, are a hard-checking, defensive team .
wall
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The city would be encircled by its defensive walls pierced by town gates.
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He was impeccable in defence, and posed a constant threat to the Springboks' defensive wall .
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Here shown are the defensive walls and towers and, inside, the Byzantine style churches.
weapon
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But each also has the capability of being built into defensive weapons systems.
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Because of its weight, it was used almost exclusively as a defensive weapon in a fixed position.
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A first step must be to restrict any military hardware sales to defensive weapons .
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The best defensive weapon is usually interest rates - backed up by whatever policy changes are needed to restore credibility.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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defensive weapons
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a defensive player
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According to the report, only defensive weapons had been supplied to Iran.
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Police officers claimed that their actions during the riots were purely defensive .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Brackens is the best rusher in the defensive line.
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Dallas has lost two good players from their defense, cornerback Larry Brown and defensive tackle Russell Maryland.
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Dave Campo is the Cowboys' third defensive coordinator in four years.
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Rather than getting upset or defensive , I see myself being genuinely interested in her input.
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The city would be encircled by its defensive walls pierced by town gates.
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The invention of the tank and the aircraft broke through the defensive stalemate that had characterised the first world war.
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Their success was built upon a resolute defensive display, shutting out 12-goal Dean Saunders.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But putting news directors on the defensive is by no means a bad thing.
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The industry is on the defensive in Congress, in courts across the nation and in the war for public opinion.
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There are two reasons why the Government is now on the defensive after last week's protests against high fuel tax.