11.   But the Republicans had little alternative but to take the offensive against Ms. Reno.

12.   But with American advisers at their sides, they took the offensive quickly.

13.   China has already taken the offensive by issuing a report last week criticizing the U.S. military buildup as a violation of human rights.

14.   Clinton will have to take the offensive.

15.   Dole, meanwhile, took the offensive.

16.   During Ramadan, it would not take the offensive.

17.   Gore, in a neck-and-neck battle with Bradley in New Hampshire, took the offensive even before the broadcast of the town meeting began.

18.   His heart was still ensconced in country music, but it took three offensives of Nashville before he won his battle.

19.   In his interviews, Netanyahu evidently sought to take the offensive against the Palestinians after weeks in which Israel has been on the defensive over the housing project.

20.   It is called forcing the action, taking the offensive, rather than sitting back the way the Astros do, like ponderous sumo wrestlers waiting to be fed.