Sentence examples for defense stance from inspiring English sources

After about two weeks, the chicks display a defense stance similar to the adults.

"I was fully prepared for what Cotto was going to do in the ring, whether that was take a defense stance or be the aggressor," said Alvarez, who connected with 118 of 298 punches (32%), compared to 129 of 629 for Cotto (21%).

His most visible, showy act of athleticism may have been a moment late in Game 7 of the Finals against Miami, in 2013, when he missed a running hook shot and then the follow-up tip, and then, after running back on defense and getting into defensive stance, slapped the floor with the palm of his hand so hard that I actually grabbed my own hand in pain.

They remember he spent more time on the nuances of the defensive stance than most coaches did on defense altogether.

On the other, cuts in welfare spending risk actually bringing additional support to anti-establishment parties like the Five Stars Movement in Italy, Die Linke in Germany or Podemos in Spain — all of which have strong anti-defense stances.

And it has insisted that it will continue to develop missiles for its own defense, a stance that seemed at variance with the proposal announced today.

"You can be certain you're connecting with the right person," Google says in defense of its stance on profiles.

I said, in defense of my stance: "I like first drafts; there's a virginal quality to them". I actually used that word virginal.

The two union leaders made several points in defense of their stances against pension reform and the pay freeze.

MOSCOW, Oct. 18 — President Vladimir V. Putin used a three-hour session in which he answered questions from the Russian people on Thursday to reiterate his criticism of the Bush administration's missile-defense plan, its stance on Iran and the Iraq war.

Had he been in such a stance, the defense said, the angle of the bullet would have been downward.