24 Words to use with attacks

Despite the fact that the Puritans developed from the Calvinists, believers in the doctrine of election which swept away all class distinction, this sect did not, like the Quakers, attack slavery as an institution.

The extraordinary energy and zeal with which the clergy of monotheistic religions attack suicide is not supported either by any passages in the Bible or by any considerations of weight; so that it looks as though they must have some secret reason for their contention.

Word attack test no.1-3 of The basic reading tests.

Neither do they, when acting in small parties, attack persons of note.

The conditions on the Western Front (defensive zone, attack divisions) are only partially applicable here, since the mobility of the artillery and the correct tactical handling of the attack division are not assured.

Developing word attack skills.

No further proof is required that the superiority of the attack increases in proportion to the rapidity with which it is delivered, and to the lack of mobility of the hostile forces.

Had they judged the attack inopportune or dangerous at night in that narrow blind alley, and in the centre of this formidable Popincourt district, where the insurrection had so long held its own in June, 1848?

Its agilityits muscular strength, would be sufficient for one of those animals which without hesitation attack jaguars and panthers, and do not fear to face a bear.

But from that time bears attack men when they get the chance.

Insects which attack mushrooms are the Scearid fly, the Phosid fly, Spring Tails (small insects like grasshoppers) and mites.

In this connection he also spoke of a medicine which he and his colleagues had invented to drastically reduce the diseases which attack papaya.

In France, such persons would be Socialists and Rouges; in this country, where the better classes only have any reason to rebel, they cannot well conspire against government, but attack religion instead, and pride themselves on their exemption from prejudice.

"YesEnrica has recovered for the present," he was saying, "but such an attack saps and weakens the very issues of life.

No, that was not the object; he was planning to keep at sea, to waylay and attack merchant ships, and then, after a successful cruise, arrive at Porto Grande, laden with spoils, and hailed as a great leader.

That means that Virginia has on two sides the most powerful tribes of savages in the world, and if ever the Iroquois found a general and made a common attack things would go ill with the Tidewater.

close with, come to close quarters; bring to bay. ride full tilt against; attack tooth and nail, go at hammer and tongs. let fly at, dash at, run a tilt at, rush at, tilt at, run at, fly at, hawk at, have at, let out at; make a dash, make a rush at; strike home; drive one hard; press one hard; be hard upon, run down, strike at the root of. lay about one, run amuck.

DOGS attack butchers, ii. 232; eaten in China and Otaheite, ib.; have not power of comparing, ii. 96.

The battalion is the attack unit or the defense unit, whether operating alone or as part of a regiment.

Poor Wilson has a fearful attack snow-blindness consequent on yesterday's efforts.

(b) To surprise and attack enemy minesweeping vessels.

The attack ENGAGE LEFT and then immediately ENGAGES RIGHT.

The difficulty in locating the enemy, and hence in giving proper direction to the attack formations, has already been alluded to.

Why attack idols; why quarrel with his own interests; why destroy his popularity?

24 Words to use with  attacks