Sentence examples for defensive towards from inspiring English sources

This is because the author himself is elusive, indifferent and defensive towards vulgar efforts to locate him.

So since I'm so dim and they're so smart, let them decide what it is or isn't.' Roth will always be defensive towards any attempt to link him to his protagonists.

Eisenberg isn't on Facebook himself – far too self-loathing, he says, plus further celebritisation of his personal life is the opposite of what he wants – but he's open-minded towards those who are, and defensive towards the charges of destroying privacy levelled against Zuckerberg.

The model combination of drivers for each scenario is as follows: driver F1 [small business or large business ] plus driver F2 [integrated economy or disconnected economy ] plus driver F3 [embracing connectivity or defensive towards connectivity ].

David Cameron is making a "historic mistake" by adopting a defensive approach towards the EU which risks increasing the chances of a British exit, the outgoing European commission president José Manuel Barroso will warn on Monday.

This may cause readers to identify strongly with the plight of the victim, elevate fear levels, and encourage a more defensive stance towards crime (Demker et al. 2008).

Frequencies of female appetitive (hops/darts, solicitations, level changes) and consummatory (lordosis quotient and magnitude) sexual behaviors as well as the number of defensive behaviors towards males were scored.

Environment signals (solar UV-B and moderate water deficit) and sprayed ABA elicited mechanisms of acclimation by augmenting the content of terpenes with antioxidant and antifungal properties, thus enhancing the plant defensive mechanisms towards signals both biotic and abiotic.

Originally as a strong four-sided fort, it is the most prominent point in the defensive system towards the land.

McKay, familiar with Rams quarterback Pat Haden from having coached him at USC, tailored the defensive gameplan towards him.

Autumn leaf color has also been suggested to act as an honest warning signal of defensive commitment towards insect pests that migrate to the trees in autumn.