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

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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Maybe you have offended a client by inadvertently approaching a subject that is offensive to her.

假设你因为无意地提起一个冒犯了客户的话题而惹恼了客户。

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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

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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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

His shield, in addition to being a defensive thing, is also potentially an offensive weapon.

他的盾牌,除了能提供防御和保护之外,同样也是一个潜在的有力武器

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Some people say "To Kill a Mockingbird" treats racism in a way that is simplistic, even offensive to blacks, and out of date in today's America.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

You expect me not to say offensive things to you.

你们期待我不要说一些冒犯你们的话。

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

VOA: special.2010.09.25

And you were unsure that it was offensive beforehand.

而事前你并不清楚这对客户来说是一件忌讳的事。

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

VOA: special.2009.05.16

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

VOA: special.2010.03.13

Israel, facing rocket attacks, began its offensive 2 weeks ago.

VOA: special.2009.01.10

Now,he is calling for an offensive against al-Shabab.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

"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

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

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

Hours ahead of Saturday's offensive, Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew and turned off mobile phone service in some areas.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

"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

Pakistani security analyst Mahmood Shah says the offensive has helped bridge the gap in trust between Pakistan and the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

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

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

Secretary Gates notes that the current and former Afghanistan commanders have both limited offensive air strikes in order to reduce civilian casualties.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

I also believe that it is entirely legitimate for our discussions to talk not only about offensive-weapons systems, but also defensive-weapons systems,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

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

VOA: standard.2010.06.16