Sentence examples for defensive movement from inspiring English sources

It's a defensive movement.

The Synod of Barmen was held in May 1934, and its theological declaration transformed the defensive movement against Nazi control of the churches into an organized revival, especially where German territorial churches were subject to Nazi administration.

The combination, his ability to slide into shots and instantly change direction, allows Nadal to shift from offensive to defensive movement, to control strategy and pace less by the shots he hits than by how he arrives at them.

Quantified Shot Quality is a metric engineered to assess the quality of a shot independent of whether it goes in, by taking into account expected field goal percentage, location, shot type and defensive movement.

Of the CCTV footage, forensic expert John Kennedy told the BBC: "There's no defensive movement whatsoever.

But over the past few years, there was a cultural shift rising up beneath that drive to be super-thin... a defiant and sometimes defensive movement pushing back, saying NO.

For example, there are eight parries, or defensive movements.

One interpretation is that VIP contributes to defensive movements triggered by stimuli on or near the head.

Aphid species with reduced abdominal siphones use their hind legs as antennae dummies, the movements elicited being originally defensive movements.

Pencak silat draws heavily on the animal heritage and weapons of the past, requiring intricate footwork, stability, and hand movements in a balance of offensive and defensive movements.

By prioritizing their defensive movements this way, the Bulls force either secondary players to beat them or top players to beat them with jump shots.