Sentence examples for defensive message from inspiring English sources

"It's a very defensive message and it's delivered with a remarkably soft voice," he said.

"Older nasheeds tend to have been produced by groups that are small, militant and clandestine, and they have a more defensive message – but there were many saying, 'They can torture us, but we are holding to our beliefs.' The Islamic State's nasheeds are not defensive at all.

The problem within the LGBT community is that there is a tendency to want to go for defensive messages designed to stir empathy.

This is especially true for the Tories, who as incumbents are delivering a defensive, managerial message of economic security rather than any sense of mission to change the country.

Suddenly, Mr. Newsom was on the defensive and off message.

In this hostile environment, most Democrats have been defensive and their message has been muted.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was understandably defensive but stunningly off message yesterday when he claimed: "Freedom's untidy.

Most of these cards are designed to make up for a year of neglect, so there is a nervous, defensive tone about the messages.

Similarly, the positive messages kept defensive processes at bay.

Just as the messages become defensive, so do the policies and politics.

And when the rhetoric dies down, those less defensive about his core messages will understand that and, hopefully, rise to the challenges he is correctly setting before.