Sentence examples for defensive characters from inspiring English sources

In spite of this community complexity, however, the long-term phylogenetic signal indicates a strong association between host defensive characters and parasitism, indicating that the mistletoe is responsible for the extremely long spines presented by some Chilean columnar cacti, and cacti have promoted the extremely long radicle in the mistletoe.

This view is rendered credible by characteristics such as its great ability to resprout and its investment in defensive characters such as spines and dense, hard wood impregnated with resins and crystals.

Dry Bones is a defensive character, he is good in movement and defense but poor at shooting and passing.

"Many of his largest achievements," from balancing the budget to overhauling welfare, "had a defensive character".

To get a better grasp of the defensive character of traditional quality control, we should understand what the quality movement in the United States has achieved so far.

This guarantee has a purely defensive character and in no way threatens the German Reich, in the same way as the Polish-French Alliance, whose compatibility with the Declaration of 1934 has been recognised by the German Reich.

Canon law took on a more defensive character, with prohibitions regarding books, mixed marriages, participation of Roman Catholics in Protestant worship and vice versa, education of the clergy in seminaries, and other such areas of concern.

The arms deal, announced last month but in the planning stages since the administration of George W. Bush, falls under a law passed by Congress in 1979 that requires the United States to make "arms of a defensive character" available to Taiwan.

The defensive character of many integration projects is in some cases eclipsed by a desire to reduce transaction costs within a regional space that is seeing growth in transnational production structures.

Such a move would further undermine the defensive character of the Japanese armed forces and infuriate the country's former colonies, China and South Korea, who fear a resurgence of Japanese militarism.

When America broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979 and recognised China instead, Congress passed a law obliging the administration to "provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character" to guard against a hostile mainland.That support seems to be wobbling.