Sentence examples for Defensive means from inspiring English sources

Defensive means protecting yourself from criticism or attack.

Defensive means, to get angry too.

Small-scale farmers were unable to resist this threat on their own, and so had no choice but to seek out alternative defensive means, and mobilize themselves to form collective forces to build up their defenses.

With Ensor, we sense psychological pressures too unbearable to be confronted except indirectly, by defensive means of mockery and rant.

The mandate has historically offered a relatively defensive means of gaining exposure to this asset class, which is characterised by lower exposure and drawdowns.

For the moment, he thinks, Iran's desire for nuclear weapons is defensive, not offensive but that might change once it has them.But there are debates about just what "defensive" means to Iran.

"The talks have made us believe that we have no other choice but to strengthen our nuclear deterrent force as a self-defensive means," the spokesman was quoted as saying.

"Issues of strategic defensive arms" means ABM and our national missile defense against dictators who could threaten us with nuclear blackmail and against a possible Chinese threat.

The decline of the defensive line means the eradication of the linebackers' luxurious free-range in run defense.

But this moment of defensive crisis means opportunity for defensive-coaching innovators.

Being defensive typically means shortening maturities in bond funds and avoiding average maturities beyond five years.