Sentence examples for defend the order from inspiring English sources

Last night, when the acting Attorney General, Sally Yates, refused to defend the order, Trump replaced her.

Yates went back to her office, where she weighed her options: she would either resign or refuse to defend the order.

On the 30th, Sally Yates, the acting U.S. Attorney General, refused to defend the order, saying that she was not convinced that it was lawful.

Acting Attorney General Sally Yates sacrificed her job by refusing to defend the order.

Trump abruptly ended Sally Yates' term as attorney general for refusing to defend the order.

Earlier Monday, Yates wrote a letter stating she could not enforce Trump's executive order banning refugees and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim nations and instructing Justice Department lawyers not to defend the order.

General Clark defended the order in an interview as necessary to maintain public support for the war.

Bernard also wrote In Praise of the New Knighthood (c. 1136), which defended the order against its critics and contributed to its growth.

Mr. Mills yesterday defended the order yesterday, calling it "a reasonable action in response to the city's inaction in staffing the lowest-performing schools with qualified teachers".

But the White House defended the order as a way to ensure that there will be adequate time for a careful and transparent review of any new regulations.

The White House counsel, Alberto Gonzales, defended the order on this Op-Ed page by denying or interpreting away its most offensive provisions.