Sentence examples for defensive industry from inspiring English sources

"But this is a defensive industry.

Luiz Felipe Scolari tried something similar but never really struck a balance between rip-roaring attack and defensive industry.

Other economically sensitive industries are starting to lead people out of more defensive industry groups.

Many U.S. defensive industry suppliers are based in Newport News, and these and nearby military bases employ many residents, in addition to those working at the shipyard and in other harbor-related vocations.

Investors would probably be advised to rotate from cyclical stocks to more defensive industries that tend to fare well in a weak economy.

While the S.& P. 500 has rallied 5.8 percent since its year-to-date low on March 16, the gains have been led by so-called defensive industries that are thought to hold up better during an economic slowdown.

Other defensive industries include tobacco, natural gas, gold, alcoholic beverages and supermarkets.

But now, on the other side of the tech wreck, railroads have had a good run as investors moved into defensive industries like consumer goods and tobacco.

During the 1991 recession, high-yield bonds from issuers in cyclical industries like auto parts and chemicals yielded more than 400 basis points above issues from companies in defensive industries like casinos and telecoms.

Many times these companies tend to operate in more defensive industries.

I'm no fan of a defensive development industry, and I even welcome a healthy, localised market.