take the offensive

An army that fails to take the offensive in time might be destroyed before it can complete its preparations.

It’s the latest change intended to revive excitement in Bruins football after the school posted its three lowest average attendance figures in its history the Rose Bowl under coach Chip Kelly before his departure last week to take the offensive coordinator job at Ohio State.

He used the speech to Parliament to say the U.S. should take the offensive in the Cold War and to make a global push to end communism without military intervention, said Anthony Dolan, Reagan’s chief speechwriter, whose draft Reagan had chosen over others.

That and finding more options to take the offensive load off Murray and Jokic, the two-time NBA MVP who’s averaging 36.5 points, 14 rebounds and 9.5 assists.

Earlier this month, Germany agreed to send, and allow other countries to send, heavy battle tanks to help Ukraine take the offensive against Russian troops in its east.