Sentence examples for Defensive measures against from inspiring English sources

BEIJING -- Upping the gamesmanship with Japan over disputed East China Sea waters, China said Saturday it had established an air defense identification zone that would allow its military to take "emergency defensive measures" against unidentified aircraft.

We will take defensive measures against terrorism to protect Americans.

But in the Putin world view, these moves were simply necessary defensive measures against the octopus-like tentacles of the west, interfering in Russia's backyard.

That will give them just a year's grace to clean up their behaviour before the organisation's 29 members have the right "to take defensive measures" against the miscreants.

Further field tests are needed to confirm these observations, observations that could affect the design and disposition along the torrent of defensive measures against this type of mass movement.

The raider can make an offer "for any number of shares, and the target board of directors may take defensive measures against the offer". The Delaware courts established jurisprudence and guidance for defensive measures through major cases such as Unocal Corp. v. Mesa Petroleum Co. and Revlon, Inc. v. MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings , Inc

The U.S. sought to reassure China that the advanced missile system – known as THAAD, or Terminal High Altitude Area Defense – was a necessary defensive measure against Pyongyang, and posed no threat to Beijing.

The move is in part a defensive measure against new low-fare competition.

Now, the two countries have decided to approve that step as a "defensive measure" against North Korea, the Pentagon said.

But Delta executives dispute that characterization and disagree with the contention that Song is a defensive measure against low-cost rivals.

As Megan Guess wrote on Ars Technica, "Apple's bid for a radio-streaming service might be a defensive measure against the growing popularity of Pandora and Spotify".