The phrase "repel the attack" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to any type of defensive action taken against an attack. For example, "The citizens worked together to repel the attack and protect their homes."
THE doctrine of separation of powers came under heavy fire in the Terri Schiavo case, and while the judiciary was collectively able to repel the attack, an even more entrenched challenge to the integrity of the courts and the rule of law is now unfolding in a case in New York.
The Free Syrian Army [FSA] had to call in two tanks that had been captured from the Assad army to repel the attack," SRGC spokesman Hade al-Abdallah told Reuters news agency.
US Army units were called in to assist the South Koreans repel the attack.
Although hard-pressed, Junayd and his escort were able to repel the attack and link up with al-Sulami's forces.
MACOs repel the attack and a captured alien is taken to Sickbay, where scanners show that he is in fact Klingon.
Although the Podhale Rifles battalion was able to repel the attack, it expended a substantial amount of its ammunition in doing so.
Dani Alves, especially, got a lot of room to go forwards with Mexico's three-man defence struggling to repel the attacks down the flanks.
As industry and government seek to repel the attacks for which the Internet is a launching pad, much of the effort involves understanding those who unleash malicious code and jiggle digital doorknobs.
Sadly, lots of them are getting turned down as their defences are not judged to be good enough to repel the attacks.
McClellan was unable to command the army personally because of a recurrence of malarial fever, but his subordinates were able to repel the attacks.
He also argues that the security upgrades that were requested would not have been sufficient to repel the attacks, but Hume rightly points out that the additional upgrades may have been sufficient to the task of keeping Chris Stevens alive.
