Sentence examples for Defense from inspiring English sources
The word 'Defense' is correct and usable in written English
It can be used as a noun to mean a legal protection against criminal accusations or to refer to a military action to protect a place or people from attack. Example sentence: The government has instituted a new defense policy to ensure the safety of its citizens.
noun
The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
Defense secretary Chuck Hagel asked Congress to pass a budget and "remove this shadow of uncertainty" over the Pentagon.
He voted against the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996.
Now, you're staring at the prospect of paying the infamous "marriage penalty": the higher tax rate that married couples face if they file joint tax returns (something that has been possible since the supreme court struck down the part of the Defense of Marriage Act banning the federal government – and thus the IRS – from recognizing same-sex marriages).
His liberal-left record includes voting against the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 and the anti-terrorism USA Patriot Act in 2001, both while he was in the House.
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Updated at 4.10pm ET Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 3.59pm ET20:59 Defense secretary Chuck Hagel has called on Congress "to remove this shadow of uncertainty" over the Pentagon budget.
That base is part of the agreement, according to US defense officials who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
JIEDDO's recent, surreptitious move into the intelligence world is not the first by a US defense agency that does not have an intelligence mandate.
It also attributed an immortal quote to a scientist from the Pentagon's defense nuclear agency: "Please, God, don't let us have killed John Wayne".
Graham is also one of the leading defense hawks in Congress and, according to Hewitt, will be Rubio's biggest obstacle to winning over primary voters in South Carolina - a state with a heavy military presence and significant veteran population.
The Spanish tennis star joined Letterman ahead of his US Open title defense, which ended with a loss to Novak Djokovic in the final.
