Sentence examples for a convincing defence from inspiring English sources

Questioned by fellow journalists, Scalfari was unable to mount a convincing defence, conceding he had not bothered to take notes during the interview, let alone record it.

He seized on the few embers of hope from the wreckage, although it was not a convincing defence of selections that have dumbfounded most observers.

Not even the current education secretary, Justine Greening, the first occupant of that office to have been educated at a comprehensive, mounted a convincing defence.

Even he couldn't mount a convincing defence against the latter: "I don't think there's true misogyny in my work," he told one interviewer half-heartedly, before surrendering completely: "Remember, I started writing in the 60s.

Neither socialism nor the proto-fascist homilies of Trump offered much in the way of coherent alternatives either, but the bottom line was that Clinton simply failed to articulate a convincing defence of modern American capitalism.

Judgments may turn on motive, and there are fears that prosecutors convinced of their case may miss evidence at odds with it.Companies complain that by the time hearings take place case teams are wedded to their version of events, even if they hear a convincing defence.

It wasn't a very convincing defence.

That way, you will be able to write a coherent and convincing defence of international law in an exam or article.

Van Gaal will know the loss of Evans, a key component of his often less than convincing defence, is hardly going to enhance Manchester United's Champions League ambitions.

Ms Rudd offered no convincing defence in either regard.

Moyes is keen to add new faces to his squad despite United making a convincing start to their title defence by beating Swansea 4-1 on Saturday.