Sentence examples for skills to defend from inspiring English sources

They need these verbal-communications skills to defend their ideas.

Until now, Mr. Traficant has used his considerable speaking skills to defend himself as a victim standing up for his blue-collar constituency.

The video was also updated to put into context remarks by at least one of the women, who told a Reuters reporter she would use her martial arts skills to defend Iran from foreign attack.

These unions represented primarily the interests of workers in large establishments who had no particular skills to defend and whose employers exercized firm control over the organization of work, or they represented workers in industries such as railways, mining, and electricity supply, in which labour relations were a matter of public interest and concern.

And I said: 'I wouldn't mind a chair that fits.'" Toksvig also revealed that she has shed four stone after taking up boxing, and said she believed the sport offered a good way for people to learn skills to defend themselves against domestic violence.

WHITE PLAINS - TWO months after the fatal daytime stabbing of a woman in a public parking lot here, schools of self-defense in Westchester have been busy answering calls from women who are anxious to learn the skills to defend themselves in a similar situation.

In 1991, Clarke joined a large law firm, McKenna Long & Aldridge, where she could apply her formidable skills to defending white-collar clients.

And it surely was with the car in front winning again – this time Raikkonen using all his skill to defend the place on older tyres.

In an unpredictable world of change and conflict, many Israeli citizens, seeking the means and skill to defend themselves, are buying guns and taking shooting lessons ("Gun Lessons Are Suddenly All the Rage in Israel," news article, Oct. 25).

These debates hold up political accountability and ministerial responsibility in a legitimate way; they ensure that when a Member of Parliament acts, he must have both the knowledge and skill to defend himself within this adversarial arena (it's not for nothing that the House of Commons chamber was designed to place the government and opposition party benches two sword lengths apart).

We must continue to invest in new degrees and educational programs in computing security, teaching students not just the technologies but also the essential critical thinking skills needed to defend our systems and digital information in this rapidly changing environment while instilling a sense of ethics and morality.