Sentence examples for fend off critics from inspiring English sources

Many people wore T-shirts saying, "I am a genius," a statement Ivanisevic gave to fend off critics who said that he was only a big server.

Financial analysts say the company's executives regard themselves as stewards of the housing market who have to fend off critics who might otherwise disrupt its sensitive operations.

Beyond his apparent defense of Justices Thomas and Kagan, the chief justice used the report to fend off critics who say Supreme Court justices should be bound by the same code of judicial ethics that applies to other federal judges.

Worse, the Sudanese government may have been stringing out the talks to buy time and to fend off critics.

Now that Yoo's extreme views have become widely known, he is busily rewriting the history of executive power to fend off critics and avoid possible criminal prosecution.

To fend off critics and rivals, he has hired an aggressive crisis team that includes a veteran of his previous battles, Matthew A. Miller.

But Ms. Beckham is still fending off critics from inside an armor of self-deprecation.

Back then, Fed officials were fending off critics who complained that they were ignoring signs of looming inflation.

Despite his celebrity as a philosopher, Mr. Lévy has a long history of fending off critics who have attacked his research.

But despite his celebrity as a philosopher, Mr. L? has a long history of fending off critics who have attacked his research on both sides of the Atlantic.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 - Fannie Mae, the housing-finance giant, for years has fended off critics who contend that the company is too big, too powerful and too risky.