Sentence examples for in the defences from inspiring English sources

It waits, looking out for an opening, for some small chink in the defences she has built up so very carefully.

Floods in 2012 and last winter's devastation saw David Cameron plugging one-off payments into the gaping holes in the defences budget, which the Guardian revealed had affected flooded areas.

But the Guardian has spoken to people at every agency involved in this country's fight against serious and organised crime including terrorism and they repeatedly warn of defects in the defences.

However deeply the eminent guest had thought through the counter-arguments and rejoinders, young Mr Nozick could be relied on to spot a hole in the defences and work away at it until the structure of argument lay in ruins.

A gap in the defences would mean flood waters would be funnelled into the whole dock area, Avonmouth village and the Severnside business estate within seven years.

Hitler had noticed one potential flaw in the defences.

"I did shoot him, but not in defence of myself, but in the defence of others".

They had been firing in self-defence or in the defence of colleagues.

In the defence we think we need big players.

"There was solidity in the defence with Paddy there.

He was disarming in the defence of his output.