adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
strike
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To prevent them being expressed, you stage a pre-emptive strike .
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But it never got that far because Kasser fired his pre-emptive strike .
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It was a pre-emptive strike against attempts to rewrite and water down his proposals in the months ahead.
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Apparently spooked, Univel cut its prices attempting what it called a pre-emptive strike .
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He had half expected a divine pre-emptive strike , a thunderbolt maybe, as he queued for the body and blood.
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This diminishes the chances of accidental war or pre-emptive strikes motivated by unfounded fears.
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Both his coups began with a ruthless pre-emptive strike from a position of strength.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The US says it is prepared to launch a pre-emptive strike with nuclear weapons if it is threatened.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Both are meant to decide on the basis of dependent reasons and their decisions are therefore pre-emptive .
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It still leaves the state Legislature with massive pre-emptive powers to override local decisions.
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Perhaps general anaesthesia should be combined with pre-emptive local and regional anaesthetic blocks more often.
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Right then, apparently, she put away any pre-emptive right to either Augusta or Thomas.
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That is what is known as a pre-emptive whinge.
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The defender launches his pre-emptive counter-attack a split second after the attacker prepares to strike.
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The elective resolution procedure does not apply to the pre-emptive rights since a special resolution procedure is available to change the articles.
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The procedure whereby the pre-emptive offer is to be communicated to the shareholders is laid down in section 90.