Sentence examples for defensive administration from inspiring English sources

News of the Obama Justice Department's overzealous investigation of leaks to the press -- in particular, leaks of information to the Associated Press and to James Rosen of Fox News -- have made temporary allies of liberal Democrats, libertarian Republicans and a defensive administration eager to renew its pro-media credentials.

Many Vineyarders — in shops and restaurants, on the beach and at an agricultural fair — were as defensive as administration aides about his visit here.

To effectively put the Republicans on the defensive, the administration needs more than a message of the-economy-would-be-a-whole-lot-worse if-these-guys-had-been-in-power, even though that assessment is absolutely true.

A1 Hamas's victory threw President Bush and his aides on the defensive, complicating the administration's policy of trying to promote democracy as an antidote to the spread of terrorism in the Arab world.

Several academics and strategists said the Democrats could gain more politically on energy than the Republicans -- or at least not suffer as much damage -- because the high prices are occurring on Mr. Bush's watch -- and the White House is on the defensive over the administration's ties to the industry.

For now, there are reasonable, mostly earthbound defensive measures the Bush administration can take to protect its space activities.

Mrs. Clinton's hawkish words seemed intended to keep Iran on the defensive while the Obama administration completed its review of Iran policy.

Kislyak, who studied physics, was an expert on arms control, and explained that the system was not solely defensive, as the Bush Administration had insisted.

Still, the new political dynamic might well lead to compromise and to laws being passed: President Bush is on the defensive because of his administration's close ties to corporate America, and Republicans do not want to get on the wrong side of this volatile issue in an election year.

As polls have begun to show that the public is ready to make a political issue out of the precipitous decline in the stock market and the growing crisis of confidence in American business, prosecutors are rapidly becoming the new defensive backs for the administration.

On the defensive asylum side, the administration has tried pulling judges away from immigration courts around the country and sending them closer to the border.