Sentence examples for charge of defending from inspiring English sources

Put in charge of defending the Mississippi River, Polk performed well despite his lack of practical military experience.

The Badr organisation has even been put in charge of defending the home of the Shias' revered religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.

The first, entirely self-inflicted, was to deprive himself of his two most effective generals: Marshal Davout, left behind to guard Paris, and Marshal Suchet, put in charge of defending the eastern border against possible attack by the Austrians.

A debate over tactics during the battle brought Leigh-Mallory into conflict with the Number 11 Group commander, Keith Park (in charge of defending southern England), and with the head of Fighter Command, Hugh Dowding.

Early in the Trump presidency, Conway, a New York lawyer, was offered a top job as chief of the Justice Department's civil division, a post that would have put him in charge of defending the administration in lawsuits.

"I think it's great for the event," said Sir Peter Blake, the man in charge of defending the cup and keeping it within the confines of its current home at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.

Earlier, Sorenstam defused the charge of the defending champion, Juli Inkster, with an eagle and two of her three birdies in the last 10 holes.

Instead of defending charges against himself, the Drapier is calling up more support for the Irish cause; he seeks attention so that the greater liberty of Ireland will be respected.

Tatsuya Nakaoku, a Fisheries Agency official in charge of whaling, defended the move, saying the money helps support Japan's whaling industry as a whole, including some whaling towns along the devastated northeastern coast.

If the evidence was only for the purpose of showing present insanity by reason of which the accused was not capable of defending the charge of crime, it is an objection which should be taken before or at the time of his trial for the crime, and heard by the court having jurisdiction of the crime.

The officer has to be acting "in the execution of his duty", which opens up the possibility of defending the charge on the basis that the officer wasn't genuinely acting to protect life.