Sentence examples for past defences from inspiring English sources

Mainly Afghans, these "mules" bring up to 20 kilos (44lb) of drugs across the border at night, slipping past defences designed to stop the convoys.

Shigeru Ishiba, a competent past defence minister, says he is running to stiffen Japan's resolve to take part in international peacekeeping and other operations.

Andrew Bolt has praised Frydenberg's past defence of fossil fuels and named him "Mr Coal", but not everything Bolt does for his conservative friends turns out in their best interests.

Shannon got past her defences – partly because the first book is plaited into reality (some of it is set in Seven Dials, Covent Garden).

He can be explosive in possession and Morten Olsen will have been thrilled with his end-of-season form as he tricked his way past Dutch defences during Ajax's unbeaten 14-game run which saw them storm to the Eredivisie title.

This classical allusion refers to using a device to get past the defences and to take over the school system from within.

… Ruuttu skating hard, but can't get past the defence.

Kunzru has been outspoken in the past in defence of his beliefs.

Arianna Huffington has been vociferous in the past in defence of the phone-free holiday and the email-free evening.

The Uruguayan slid past the defence, and then slid forward to poke over despairing Adelaide goalkeeper John Hall.

He showed his great speed when he swept past the defence and then kept his cool and slipped the ball under the keeper's legs.