Sentence examples for substantial defensive from inspiring English sources

With that in mind, here is a look at some of the N.B.A.'s unheralded defensive playmakers this season – those who make an immediate (yet somehow understated) impact on the court with their ability to make substantial defensive plays.

The core of the city was surrounded by substantial defensive walls with tall towers topped by merlons.

During the summer of 1776, the Americans, under the direction of General Schuyler, and later under General Horatio Gates, added substantial defensive works to the area.

In the 12th century the castle began to be rebuilt in stone, probably by Robert of Gloucester, with a shell keep and substantial defensive walls being erected.

The address to the king further noted that after the fall of Fort Oswego to the French and their native allies in that year, the legislators did not believe that Fort Dobbs would provide a substantial defensive advantage.

PHILADELPHIA The first-round draft pick Corey Simon took to the practice field for the first time and said he expects to be ready for substantial playing time at defensive tackle in Saturday's preseason game in Baltimore.

She said that irrespective of whether Congress implemented the kind of reform advocated by the likes of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, those companies already recognise "the potential economic harm to overseas business is substantial", and are taking defensive action.

Roughly four of these were substantial stone forts which served as defensive residences, sometimes considered "true castles", as well as imposing structures to prevent Iroquois incursions.

Purely defensive measures, meanwhile, often impose substantial costs on innocent people and may imperil civil liberties.

Wall Street sources say that hedge funds, long the cheering squad for the current bull market, have been moving substantial funds into the U.S. Treasury market clearly a defensive posture.

The annual cost of defensive medicine in the United States is substantial, possibly as high as $100 billion [ 26, 28- 30].