Sentence examples for one of the first to defend from inspiring English sources

"I was one of the first to defend the trade relationship.

As the furore surrounding Günter Grass continues to mount, his friend Salman Rushdie became one of the first to defend the German author.

I recall this well, having been one of the first to defend Sewell in the Standard: "There have been signs for some time that members of our illiberal, modernist, visual art establishment are becoming unnerved by their own self-constructed isolation.

Hale is one of the first to defend the view (now adopted by many feminist philosophers) that the category woman is what Wittgenstein called a family-resemblance concept.

The former Labour business minister Pat McFadden became one of the first Labour figures to defend the principle of work experience.

"That is one of her functions, to defend the judiciary.

One of the first questions to Perdue was on the issue, allowing him a chance to defend outsourcing.

He was one of the first outsiders to witness the courage of the Afghan fighters, who were defending themselves on foot or on horseback with First World War carbines.

Nicky Brett became the first man to defend the Scottish International Open title in a repeat of last year's final win over world number one Paul Foster.

One of the first three brigades will defend Poland's border with Kaliningrad.

In response, "Operation Jack-o-Lantern," one of the first gay defense groups, formed to patrol the back alleys and defend gays from attacks.