Sentence examples for swift to defend from inspiring English sources
Supporters of the president were swift to defend his government's response to the fire.
He is a system player, not an individual, one who breaks through the lines, a player as swift to defend as attack, making good decisions and moving the ball with speed.
Brazilian officials were dismayed when Don Evans, Mr Bush's choice for secretary of commerce, gave a swift promise to defend steel makers against "unfair competition".
Until recently, employees in the business and financial sectors who dared to expose misconduct were routinely subjected to swift retaliation and given little recourse to defend themselves.
President Morsi says his controversial decree (euphemistically called "constitutional declaration") is only a provisional measure to defend the revolution and ensure a swift passage to democracy.
But her generalised comments were overshadowed by a swift reaction from several Republican opponents who reiterated their determination to defend second amendment gun rights.
Species that are unable to defend feeding territories, such as seabirds and swifts, often breed in colonies instead; this is thought to offer protection from predators.
The execution of a SEAL's duties is swift and violent when required yet guided by the principles that he serves to defend".[8].
In a swift gesture of unsurpassed grace, without even a thought, Serval Lancet grabbed the convenient scythe with which to defend his ladylove.
