Sentence examples for take defences from inspiring English sources

Adrian Lam claimed that his Papuan players had been frustrated by Ganson's failure to take defences back a full 10 metres, while Brisbane's Courier Mail compared his performance to that of "10-yards Jack Percivall, a New Zealand referee who remains notorious for ruining a 1968 World Cup semi final.

Asked what measures Turkey would now take, Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz told reporters: "Don't expect any immediate steps".

European countries that take defence seriously are busy elsewhere (Britain is sending no troops to this mission, Germany is sending lots of money).

Take Defence Against the Dark Arts.

Cameron, who takes defence seriously, seeks to avoid past errors.

It will be slow incremental progress but Europe, under Anglo-French leadership, is taking defence and foreign policy seriously.

But taking defence contractors with him to the Gulf invited mockery: a cover in Private Eye has him offering a two-for-one deal on tear gas and armoured cars and being invited to throw in his wife as well.The conversions from realism to idealism are not wholly convincing.

He said that extra troops would signify that the UK took "defence and security seriously".

Look out for Albert Adomah, a winger who loves to take on defences.

In 1384 a Scottish army attacked the castle but they lacked siege equipment and were unable to take the defences.

Turnbull said Cormann would act as the special minister of state while Brough was stood aside, and the defence minister, Marise Payne, would take on defence materiel and science.