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Discover LudwigThe phrase "defend having" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English
It may be intended to express the act of justifying or supporting the act of possessing something, but it lacks clarity. Example: "I cannot defend having made that decision without considering the consequences."
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I wanted to be able to come back and defend having had things work out the way I wanted in Beijing.
The directors could not grasp how he could defend having a close personal relationship with an expensive contractor and play down her background in sexually charged films like "Intimate Obsession" and "Body of Influence 2".
Most obvious, for teams that sit deep and seek only to defend, having two spare men at the back (particularly if the marking is zonal rather than man-to-man) is actually a major advantage.
But the NCCL continued to defend having PIE as a member.
The 21-year-old now heads into the grass-court season knowing she has lots of ranking points to defend having reached last year's Wimbledon final.
However, the Spaniard has a huge number of ranking points to defend, having won all the major clay tournaments last year.
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Apparently, these made it obvious that the woman he had to defend had been manipulated.
He knows that, as a defender, your one-on-one defending has to be good.
The nature of defending has changed radically in recent years.
The defending has carried on from the last three games.
Some of our defending has to be improved.
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