A preemptive business offer. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
We both now practice what we call preemptive oversight. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 2, 2005] Reference
Most of the activists were arrested over the weekend in preemptive house raids. From Wordnik.com. [it’s that ‘land of the free’ again] Reference
Becoming the aggressors in preemptive invasions of countries that are on our shite list does not further that goal. From Wordnik.com. [Hello Whatever I Will Call It] Reference
ROESGEN: I think Avery wants to jump in here because I heard the word preemptive strike, that's not really allowed, is it, Avery?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2007] Reference
BLITZER: But isn't that called a preemptive strike?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 25, 2004] Reference
This is what people in the business call a preemptive strike. From Wordnik.com. [Boston.BarstoolSports.com] Reference
McCain believes in the idea of preemptive and preventive wars. From Wordnik.com. [Larry Beinhart: Who's Ready on Day One?] Reference
That's what I like to refer to as preemptive customer service. From Wordnik.com. [Toolmonger: The Week In Tools] Reference
I think this is what those big dogs in DC call a preemptive strike. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
A low-latency kernel, also known as preemptive or real-time kernels. From Wordnik.com. [Ars Technica] Reference
It calls preemptive war a mistake that would "come back to haunt us.". From Wordnik.com. [FLASHBACK: Here's Hillary's Full Speech On Eve Of War Vote] Reference
And maybe you won't agree it was a rebuke, of the notion of preemptive war. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 23, 2003] Reference
None of these so-called preemptive strikes could curb the actions of the ANC inside the country. From Wordnik.com. [INTERVIEW ON ZIMBABWE TELEVISION (ZTV), HARARE, AUGUST 1983(1)] Reference
Like the idea of preemptive war, this new approach could make sense where terrorism is concerned. From Wordnik.com. [George Bush & the World] Reference
BOLDUAN: In a move described as preemptive, President Obama late Friday declared H1N1 a national emergency. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2009] Reference
BOLDUAN: In a move described as preemptive, President Obama, late Friday, declared H1N1 a national emergency. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2009] Reference
Nadler has strongly condemned the idea of preemptive pardons, something incompatible with our democratic foundations. From Wordnik.com. [Lynne Glasner: Lame Duck Prosecution: Are Nuclear Pardons in the Works?] Reference
MONTAGNE: Now there are even a few markings of what you might call preemptive phrases, which seem to warn the musician. From Wordnik.com. [Italian: The Language That Sings] Reference
The pretense for preventive war, which I would call preemptive war, was not based in the rule of law or international law. From Wordnik.com. [CampusProgress.org] Reference
The tactic is called a preemptive rebuttal, or prebuttal, usually delivered in a speech by a member of the opposing party. From Wordnik.com. [Liberal groups start attacks on expected deficit-reduction focus in State of Union (West Wing Breifing)] Reference
A: Bush's only defense would be... that he took this nation to war in self defense -- i.e. his so-called preemptive strike. From Wordnik.com. [Charlotte Dennett: The People vs. Bush: How to Prosecute a President] Reference
If the Democrats can't do that, the notion of preemptive war is going to be a part of American policy for a long, long time. From Wordnik.com. [Giuliani Takes Swipe At Bush] Reference
A: Bush's only defense would be ... that he took this nation to war in self defense -- i.e. his so-called preemptive strike. From Wordnik.com. [Charlotte Dennett: The People vs. Bush: How to Prosecute a President] Reference
It has bothered me to see people who ought to know better use the term preemptive when what they are referring to is preventive. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Prevention Era] Reference
The Israeli incursions, counter-strikes, but really what Israelis call preemptive strikes into Palestinian towns continuing -- Kyra. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 11, 2002] Reference
As long as most people don’t engage in preemptive attacking of “funny-looking” people (which they generally don’t seem to do. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Strange Libertarians] Reference
BORGER: That's what you call a preemptive strike. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2008] Reference
Now, there is a kind of preemptive threat of sanctions. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Jake Siewert And David Leavy] Reference
Which Agent Moore says, he called it a quote, a "preemptive" text message. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2009] Reference
And, after all, a "preemptive" strike presumes that there's something being preempted. From Wordnik.com. [FLASHBACK: Here's Hillary's Full Speech On Eve Of War Vote] Reference
Polls show complete rejection of Neo-Con notions about "preemptive" war and unilateralism. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Creamer: Does Obama Really Plan To Govern from the Center-Right?] Reference
Do you want to launch some kind of preemptive strike, make sure it's impossible to find you?. From Wordnik.com. [Butchers Hill]
BOLDUAN: In a move described as "preemptive," President Obama late Friday declared H1N1 a national emergency. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2009] Reference
Q Mr. Rubin seemed not to object against the basic principle that they might join government, so now there's a kind of preemptive threat. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Jake Siewert And David Leavy] Reference
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