Sentence examples for sturdy defence from inspiring English sources

His staff welcomed his sturdy defence of the board's independence.

She took to the radio with a sturdy defence of Miliband and a denunciation of his "cowardly" critics.

They lacked the exciting attacking players of the other top teams, but unlike the rest of the division, they could rely on a sturdy defence.

Cast away on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Noel Gallagher is to reveal the secret of his relationship with his brother, Liam, and to mount a sturdy defence of the 1990s, the era of BritPop and New Labour.

Frenchman Harry Novillo stung the hosts' sturdy defence with a glorious cross that floated invitingly for someone to finish, but gloveman Mark Birighitti was lucky to watch it trickle out.

Although the South Americans began to move the ball more quickly after the interval, only Messi looked capable of unlocking Switzerland's sturdy defence.

Though trivial in itself, that file had slipped through Apple's normally sturdy defences.

From here you can appreciate at close quarters the sturdy defences constructed by the Pisans, who conquered and rebuilt the city during the 11th century.

Despite defensive errors costing City dear in the Champions League, they have the sturdiest  defence in the league, conceding just 11 goals.

This week workers were constructing sturdier defences in the forecourt of the building, but there is a sense that all institutions critical of Mr Erdogan are under permanent siege.

Huxley was known as "Darwin's bulldog" for his sturdy public defence of his reclusive friend's ideas.