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Meanings of purely defensive in English

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Usage of purely defensive in English
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They therefore referred to all work on BW as being purely defensive.
Occupied city
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NATO has said the possible deployment of the missiles was purely defensive.
Reuters
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NATO has so far stressed that its cyber strategy is purely defensive.
Reuters
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As for Japan, the Allied strategy in the Far East was purely defensive.
Blood Brothers: A Medic's Sketch Book
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We'd be fighting a purely defensive battle if we stay here.
Discord's apple
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Henry divided his army into four divisions and adopted a purely defensive policy.
The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of ...
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So crude a distribution would have meant a purely defensive attitude.
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy
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The cone was pointed by smaller towns unlikely to possess more than purely defensive armament.
Cities in Flight
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The last expedition of Mohammad was that of Tabúk, and it was also purely defensive.
A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' / Showing that all ...
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Its function, in this case, being purely defensive, it should act by its fire alone.
A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms: Infantry, Arti...
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Inevitably, a spirit so purely defensive could not be animated by a primarily philosophical interest.
The Age of the Reformation
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Now she could wage war only 'with impaired resources and on a purely defensive system.'
Sea-Power and Other Studies
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It would be misleading to concentrate only on the purely defensive aspects of Bonucci's game, however.
The Guardian
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The Russian exercises have worried NATO despite Moscow's assurances troops would rehearse a purely defensive scenario.
Reuters
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It says the military infrastructure is purely defensive.
The Irish Times
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This is a purely defensive capability, Rood said.
Reuters
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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