Sentence examples for be defended up from inspiring English sources

Garcia's film can be defended, up to a point, as an old-fashioned throwback to the "women's pictures" of the 1940s and '50s, though its retrograde sexual politics would almost certainly have felt livelier and less dated in that context.

In 1995, while Robinson was at Panorama he wrote an internal BBC memorandum questioning how an interview with Prime Minister John Major could be defended in the run-up to the Scottish local elections.

These factions are defended by up to five players.

The engagement was an embarrassment for Linois, who insisted that the convoy was defended by up to eight ships of the line and maintained that his actions had saved his squadron from certain destruction.

England don't want to be defending free-kicks or picking up yellow cards.

Act for America claimed to be defending human rights and standing up for its "moderate Muslim allies".

The 6-foot-6, 261-pounder tried to bull his way to the cage, but was defended well and wound up not getting off a shot before the buzzer sounded.

"So they're being defended legally, and we're ramping up the pressure publicity-wise," Mr. Meacham said.

Newcastle had been defending well up to that point, but their game plan changed just after the half-hour mark when France full-back Debuchy dived in with two feet in a challenge on Yacob.

"He was defending the rabbi right up until the end," Mr. Reid said on Tuesday.

Yes, they zonal mark BUT when they are defending they will pick up men, mostly.