Sentence examples for fend off hostile from inspiring English sources

Mr. Bale, the star of the current "Batman" movies, had to fend off hostile guards.

The poison pill was invented in the 1980s to fend off hostile bids.

Germany also wanted to make sure that its carmaker Volkswagen could continue to fend off hostile bids.

They would make polite contacts and then take discreet cross-holdings in each other's companies to fend off hostile bids and shore up existing management.

The Texas Constitution owes its length, experts say, to the determination of its drafters to fend off hostile government by spelling out each and every legislative possibility.

Appearing open to a peace process is one way he can fend off hostile questions about indiscriminate Russian military strikes in Chechnya.

Fended off hostile takeover bid last year by United Video Satellite Group; dubbed "patent terrorist" by industry insiders.

62. Married, 3 children Twentieth year running Magic Kingdom fraught with more fury than a fairy tale: fended off hostile takeover bid by Comcast; relinquished chairman position after shareholder revolt led by founder's nephew Roy Disney (see); likely to lose lucrative distribution partnership with Pixar (Toy Story, Finding Nemo).

They were so busy fending off hostile forces in society, that they neglected to root out the enemy within.

In recent years, Goldman has advised the Yahoo, Airgas and the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan in fending off hostile bidders and activist investors.

Once again, the Romney campaign is on the defensive, fending off hostile questions about what was supposed to be his biggest asset as a candidate: his business career.