common tactic

collocation in English

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common
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.ən/us
/ˈkɑː.mən/
the same in a lot of places or for a lot ...
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tactic
noun
uk
/ˈtæk.tɪk/us
/ˈtæk.tɪk/
a planned way of ...
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(Definition ofcommonandtacticfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcommon tactic

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Onecommontacticis to try to remove potentially controversial issues from the political agenda by relying on detailed constitutions and legal codes.
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I am not going to adopt thecommontacticof blaming the draftsman.
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Acommontacticis to force minor collisions and then to ambush motorists when they approach them to exchange insurance information.
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This mitigates acommontacticused by rootkits to hide themselves from user-mode applications.
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The centre forwards will cover a lot of ground and utilising speedy half forwards to run at defences is acommontactic.
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This would become acommontacticas the war continued, but caught many units by surprise that spring.
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Stealing a club out of another participant's cascade, in order to replace one's own dropped or discarded club, is acommontactic.
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Onecommontacticof the protests is to split up based on willingness to break the law.
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Acommontacticis using the split-finger to cause the batter to hit into a double play.
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Acommontacticof the gang was to stage a street fight and pickpocket the gathering crowd.
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The half forwards will cover a lot of ground and utilising speedy half forwards to run at defences is acommontactic.
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Although this is nowadays acommontactic, it was a relatively new idea at the time.
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Acommontacticin many species is to obstruct the reproductive pathway of the female in order to physically prevent additional copulations.
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Font variation is acommontacticin comics.
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Therefore, it is acommontactic, while playing the game, to capture aces and sixes whenever possible.
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This was acommontacticin cases involving treason or sedition.
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Ambushes were the mostcommontactic, often lasting several days.
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Labor unions use picketing as acommontactic, so any case concerning public assembly is of great interest to labor groups.
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It was acommontacticthat if their chariot was broken they used one of the horses from the chariot as a mount.
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Second, a different and verycommontacticis where a defendant seeks summary judgment on a plaintiff's cause of action.
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