Sentence examples for defensive frame from inspiring English sources

Warner's vigorous strokeplay had driven England into a defensive frame of mind.

The aggressive mechanism within a defensive frame, that comes out and becomes haavi [heavy or overbearing] on the opponent.

The wind hit hard on the first few holes, putting most players in an immediate defensive frame of mind.

For progressive NGOs which have expended much time and energy battling back-tracking on these principles, the victory is as such a defensive one, framed around a struggle to get states to re-commit to what they supposedly already endorsed.

Even poverty eradication had been re-qualified as eradicating "extreme poverty". For progressive NGOs which have expended much time and energy battling back-tracking on these principles, the victory is as such a defensive one, framed around a struggle to get states to re-commit to what they supposedly already endorsed.

"It's easy to get into a losing mind frame," defensive lineman Antonio Smith said.

Moreover, Mr Beane and Mr Friedman have impressively managed to stay a few steps ahead of their rivals: they were among the first GMs to spot market inefficiencies in areas like defensive shifts, pitch framing, platooning and injury prevention.

He has hardly performed poorly in the postseason, but as the now-focal point of Hoiberg's offensive and defensive systems — and framed in the context of the team's injury-riddled short-term memory — it would appear obvious that the Bulls should consider intermittently resting Butler.

His constant disparagement of the media is framed as defensive, not offensive.

(This, after all, is a show that rhymes "curry vindaloo" with "Maya Angelou"). But he ultimately avoids the style of brittle, defensive irony, with everything framed in quotation marks, that has become the hallmark of downtown theater in recent years.

Whereas the Crusades were initially framed as defensive wars to reclaim Christian lands that had been conquered by non-Christians, the resulting theoretical innovations played an important role in subsequent attempts to justify the conquest of the Americas.