Sentence examples for strict defense from inspiring English sources

Selim first launched a vigorous campaign against the Ṣafavid supporters in eastern Anatolia, massacring thousands of tribesmen and missionaries and espousing a strict defense of Islamic orthodoxy as a means of regaining political control.

The Sting's first-year coach, Anne Donovan, instituted a strict defense that held opponents under an average of 57 points a game for the final 21 games after allowing them 74.2 in the first 11 games.

Lamoriello is a famously tough, tight-pursed negotiator who has created for the Devils a strict, defense-based system that prizes the team over the individual and is not reluctant to dump players who don't accept the team philosophy.

When the Flyers had uncontested puck possession deep in their end, the Lightning backed away and fanned out in the middle of the rink, setting up a strict 1-3-1 defense.

If these species have additional strict self-defense systems against invading phages or their habitats contain fewer phages, the CRISPR/cas locus may be unnecessary.

With some strict attention to defense, United were able to finish the game without conceding and grab the three points needed to place them in 3rd place, 5 points shy of 2nd place, and 8 shy of 1st.

The judge also appeared to be stricter with the defense lawyers than he had been in May.

Explanations for this combination of strict separationism with a defense of religious involvement in politics are not hard to come by.

Then, when the days start to lengthen, in January, or even as they remain short in December, the endocrine systems are again turned on and breeding behaviors resume, including more strict territorial fidelity and defense.

The judge must still make that ultimate decision on guilt based on all the evidence, including the defense, under the strict "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard.

The four-week trial attracted national attention as advocates for the mentally ill argued that the standard for an insanity defense was too strict in Texas and that society needed to do more to recognize and treat mental illness.