Sentence examples for defending a small from inspiring English sources

He was defending a small majority of 1,101 in his Yorkshire seat.

And while the gulf war did involve defending a small nation against aggression, we probably wouldn't have waged that war, or maintained a permanent military presence in the region, if it weren't for the oil.

He also accepted that the paucity of the total was a mitigating factor, "When you're defending a small total, it's quite hard because you end up trying not to chase it but you know that the only way of trying to win that game is to bowl them out so you do end up chasing a little bit".

His journalism has focused on war reporting, and in 2007 he and the British photographer Tim Hetherington went to the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan and made Restrepo, a film about American soldiers defending a small hillside outpost named after a dead comrade.

The young lads went out there defending a small total, and stood up and took ten wickets".

Rossi, who won the last of his seven titles in 2009, and compatriot Dovizioso enjoyed a dramatic duel in the closing stages, with the former champion defending a small lead over the final two laps.

If someone needs simple services like drafting a will or defending a small-claims lawsuit, "there's plenty of law firms available for that market and they're priced pretty reasonably," he said.

Experience shows that those who adopt this strategy end up defending a smaller and smaller piece of ground.

His quickness in pursuing ball carriers across the field and rushing quarterbacks proved that a big defensive lineman could do more than defend a small area.

The company was intrigued by the plot of "Seven Samurai," about a group of warriors who agree to defend a small village from roving marauders.

He has to defend a small patch of California from the dangerous over-acting of Peter Sarsgaard, while Geoffrey Rush looks on, dressed as a fish.