Was it not our fear of being engulfed by them which led us to prefer Maccabeus to outright invasion?

Any more tanks, Dixon pointed out, would have been an outright invasion.

Not all authorities agree that outright invasion is the likeliest option, however.

With each provocation it seemed that the next step would be an outright Russian invasion.

Even after its glory days had passed, the mansas were generally concerned with holding onto subject peoples rather than outright invasions.

The city was taken not through outright military invasion, but instead because Agung surrounded it on land and sea, starving it into submission.

At the same time, Germany feared that Britain could gain bases in the area and claimed they suspected an outright invasion.

The constant trade was a source of anger on the part of the Russians who regularly threatened the area with outright invasion.

Since Sharon does not consider an outright invasion to be an option yet, he came to the conclusion that he needs a cease-fire.

We'd been surveyed-whether as a prelude to formal introductions or outright invasion was anyone's guess.