Sentence examples for modest defensive from inspiring English sources

Thus a number of writers have stressed the more modest, defensive idea of vindication at work in Kant: not a positive proof that permits no doubt, but a defence that address the specific worries of specific audiences.

HONG KONG -- Japanese stocks rose to a 10-month high on Wednesday, driven by a modest shift into defensive sectors, while stocks in Shanghai turned positive on the week as investors cheered corporate results.

That puts producers, especially producers of agricultural commodities like wheat and rice, who typically have modest marketing budgets, on the defensive.

Perhaps the most admirable segment of the two-part thriller that was the semifinal affair between the Blues and their Catalonian opponents, was Di Matteo's ability to turn Chelsea from overpaid has been's and lofty egos in to a hard working, defensive unit of modest underdogs.

But the results of those efforts, many of which were primarily defensive, have ranged from modest success to spectacular failure.

Even top-four clubs do not really need to do this, as Manchester City proved with £88.5m of spending before the season started, topped up with a modest £3.5m for Martín Demichelis as defensive cover as the deadline approached.

Unless all the sacks Ben Roethlisberger avoided are lumped together, no other play in the Jets' 27-10 loss to the Steelers on Sunday was a better example of their less-than-overpowering defensive performance than Redman's modest gain.

Giants defensive end JASON PIERRE-PAUL, bemoaning his modest one and a half sacks in four games this season.

But the 40-year-old defenseman has labored and his ice time has been modest; he had no points, nine shots and a minus-three defensive rating in his first 12 games.

Their big receivers trouble the Colts' short defensive backs and zone secondary, and their defense is able to create pressure from different places with its 3-4 fronthe the look that Pittsburgh, New England and Cleveland have had modest success with against Peyton Manning.

Less than one month away from the start of the NFL season, the San Francisco 49ers' rookie defensive lineman has poor technique, minimal experience and only a modest grasp of the game's strategic element.