Sentence examples for defending the key from inspiring English sources

All the good things the Knicks had done to nearly run Indiana off its home floor during an impressive first half -- running the break, defending the key, putting outstretched fingers in the faces of Miller (21 points) and Jalen Rose (22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists) -- were negated with an equally inefficient second half.

The 9th Division and a brigade of the 7th Division were besieged at Tobruk; successfully defending the key port town until they were replaced by British units in October.

A female Kurdish suicide bomber killed herself when attacking Isis militants on Sunday night as fighters strived to defend the key Syrian town of Kobani.

The groups and their thousands of "volunteer" fighters - from Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and Yemen - say they are in Syria to defend the key Shia shrine of Sayyida Zaineb in Damascus.

The Taliban stood on the verge of gaining an important foothold in southwestern Afghanistan on Tuesday, as additional government troops and British military advisors joined an increasingly desperate attempt to defend the key district of Sangin.

One would have thought that climate change might lead all parties to defend the rainforests, key carbon sinks that slow climate change, important sources of biodiversity and places of immense beauty.

The key challenge in defending the "homeland" isn't reorganization; it's fixing the intelligence community (front page, July 8).

Ultras were key in defending the square from the attackers.

Within a week of being installed as prime minister in December, Abhisit Vejjajiva said that defending the monarchy would be a key aspect of his government.

Many of England's historic sites - some of which played key roles defending the country in past centuries - were given new roles during World War One.

Consequently, the same cellular actors are key elements defending the host against infection while simultaneously contributing to deleterious events.