Sentence examples for defended closer from inspiring English sources

In a recent interview the party's vice-chairman, Holden Chow, claimed independence from China would be a disaster for his city and defended closer ties with Beijing.

INSIDE PITCH The Mets' attendance last night was the smallest at Shea Stadium since Sept. 17, 1991, when 4,355 fans showed up to see the Mets play host to the Expos in a game originally scheduled for Montreal.... General Manager STEVE PHILLIPS defended closer ARMANDO BENITEZ yesterday, saying he has no intention of trading him despite Benitez's repeated failures in big situations.

Although the tax break is hard to defend, closing the loophole would lead to many small, weak hospitals shutting down something voters would be unlikely to tolerate.

When defending close to your goal, the player closest to the ball should attack the ball.

His lobbyist friends also defended the close ties.

In a letter to The Guardian, the novelist Ian McEwan defended his close friend.

While the government defended the closing on the basis of violations of tax laws, critics argued that pro-government media have never been audited.

Tony Blair has defended his close personal and working relationship with one of Africa's most controversial leaders, Rwanda's Paul Kagame, even as foreign governments distance themselves over accusations of war crimes and the suppression of political opposition.

Answering the government, PSA's C.E.O., Philippe Varin, defended the closing of the Aulnay factory, which is 40 years old, saying that "we cannot have a plant that works at half capacity" when "the European market has shrunk by 25 percent in five years".

He defended his close relationship with Mr. Bush, depicted by Mr. Blair's adversaries — and by some of his former aides in their testimony before the inquiry — as having involved a covert plan by Mr. Blair to circumvent hostile opinion both in Britain and at the United Nations.

"I wouldn't have done it, just out of respect for the guy on the mound," Baylor said tonight, defending his closer, Rick Aguilera.