aggressive attack

collocation in English

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aggressive
adjective
uk
/əˈɡres.ɪv/us
/əˈɡres.ɪv/
showing anger and a willingness to attack ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition ofaggressiveandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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When landowners are faced with such anaggressiveattack, naturally, they respond by being aggressive in their own right.
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It has been making a particularlyaggressiveattackon the teen-age market.
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If, therefore, they were to be the subject of anaggressiveattack, not only ourselves but all the free nations would be called upon to go to their assistant.
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The resistant varieties are less susceptible to attack, but that does not mean that they are free from anaggressiveattack.
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The best scout dogs are described as having a disposition intermediate to docile tracking dogs andaggressiveattackdogs.
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This usually means he will try to impose his will on his opponents with a consistent,aggressiveattack.
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Furthermore, there are several readily available behavioral patterns that can be used and rehearsed for efficient avoidance of predators, dangerous animals, and aggressive attacks.
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Lee is ready for an all-outaggressiveattack, no matter the cost.
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Aggressive attacks on our assessment as well as our skills and integrity have been mirrored in recent years by criticism of other researchers in health technology assessment.
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Intraguild predation events in trials with continuous food availability presumably reflect aggressive attacks toward competitors, rather than attacks driven by hunger.
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All through the debate there really have been no aggressive attacks.
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They are aggressive attacking troops.
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His aggressive attacks on alleged wrongdoing by corporations gained him considerable popular support.
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Tanks have increased firepower and allow for more aggressive attacks against defending armies, they cost 500 million, and one set of resources.
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But he countered these deficiencies with expert advice on aerial tactics, aggressive attacks and trickery.
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In both of the battles in which they are recorded as playing a prominent role they are described as making aggressive attacks.
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He continuously organized aggressive attacks on the defenders, and was noted for his bravery and intensity during the conflict.
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Greeman asserts that in a globalized age of multinational corporations, the masses defense against global capitalisms increasingly aggressive attacks must also be global.
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