| They unloaded savings banks they owned as a preemptive strike against tougher federal supervision. |
| His mortal fear of Jesse James led him to kill the famous outlaw, not just for the reward money, but as a preemptive strike to save his own life. |
| With this preemptive strike in place, Dr. Pinker sets out his view of what science can now say about human nature. |
| If they don't stop this process, should the U.S. consider a military preemptive strike? |
| The doctrine invites abuse because it offers no criteria by which to judge a threat justifying a preemptive strike. |
| The reader is led to believe that Stalin oriented his military commanders toward a preemptive strike by the Red Army. |
