Sentence examples for less able to repel from inspiring English sources

Compared with other animals, guinea pigs may be less able to repel feeding vectors.

He was foiled in an attempt to capture the Spanish town of St. Augustine, Florida, but was able to repel an attack on Fort Frederica, Georgia (1742).

YPG fighters have generally been able to repel IS attacks in the past two years, including a previous attempt to take Ain al-Arab in June.

But we're also told that soldiers will eventually wear light, flexible nanotech armor that is bulletproof and able to repel chemical and biological agents.

The woman was able to repel the intruder using an ordinary Remington 870 Express 12-gauge shotgun, which would not be banned under the proposed statute.

Tactically, it makes sense to do the tax cut quickly or you won't be able to repel the spending momentum that comes from both sides".

A spokesman for Helmand's governor, Omar Zawak, said the security forces had the situation under control and would be able to repel the Taliban.

Of late, there are many textiles products that are claimed to be able to repel mosquito away from human.

This method creates a hydrophilic protective layer around the nanoparticles that is able to repel the absorption of opsonin proteins via steric repulsion forces, thereby blocking and delaying the first step in the opsonization process.

Despite intense shelling, the rebels were able to repel the troops after reinforcements arrived from nearby Qusair, a strategically important town that the rebels had used to funnel weapons and fighters from Lebanon to Homs and other battlefronts.

"The police were able to repel both groups with tear gas," Soistier said.