Sentence examples for built-in defense from inspiring English sources
It has a certain built-in defense system, though.
Later, when victims finally spoke up, there was a built-in defense: those boys were trouble; you can't believe them.
The filibuster has a kind of built-in defense mechanism: the two-thirds threshold set by Rule XXII for any changes made to the filibuster itself.
Thus, when something goes awry, the bank has a built-in defense: the investors are the ones to blame for the buying the securities.
On the other hand, Merrill analysts who might get flack for being too bearish now have a built-in defense: They have to be.
An investment portfolio should always have some kind of built-in defense mechanism to soften the impact of a market tumble, be it unexpected or a long slow spiral down.
"Zoo Time" has built-in defenses against criticism, certain to amuse fellow writers and sophisticated readers weary of being marketed to.
As Dr. Gogek points out, addicts (I include myself historically) are a clever bunch, with built-in defenses (a k a denial) to protect our access to our drugs of choice.
The Bush twins took some heat, but they had built-in defenses: they were cute and conventional-seeming, they were legal adults (if illegal drinkers), and they seemed determined to lead relatively ordinary lives.
For example, a pilot's cockpit is much simpler today than 30 years ago; it is far more error-proof, and built-in defenses enhance safety.
Perhaps this tells us that our immune system is biased toward protecting us from the ravages of overactive T cells but has fewer built-in defenses against impaired TCR signaling.
