Sentence examples for ward off attack from inspiring English sources

By adding more money to campaigns, super PACs compel politicians to spend even more time raising money to ward off attack ads.

But war is no respecter of culture: This month, NATO is preparing to place U.S. Patriot missile batteries in Gaziantep Province, where Karkemish is located, to ward off attack from Syria — though military officials say the deployment will be at least 40 kilometers, or 25 miles, from the site and will not affect it.

North Korea has always maintained that its troops are stationed there as a defensive measure, aimed at warding off attack by better trained and armed American and South Korean combat aircraft stationed close to the border.

With open land all around, it was a good spot to ward off attacks.

Without thinking, consumers withdraw into a protective posture to ward off attacks on the wallet and other sensitive parts.

They festooned themselves with wigs, costumes, and amulets to ward off attacks, and assembled an arsenal of bows with poison-tipped arrows, machetes, and a few hunting rifles.

For people who use this type of rescue inhaler frequently, doctors add an inhaled steroid as a maintenance drug to prevent inflammation and ward off attacks.

Mr. Tenet's speech seemed mostly intended to ward off attacks on the intelligence community, including a reportedly critical brief now being prepared in Congress.

This could in theory ward off attacks from so-called "rogue" states, but would be of little use against the Russian nuclear force.

"Fire walls were dedicated pieces of hardware that were placed between the Internet and organizations' networks to ward off attacks," says Alan Oppenheimer of the security firm Open Door Networks.

To ward off attacks in Karbala, 28,000 Iraqi soldiers and policemen have been on high alert for days, according to Maj. Gen. Othman al-Ghanemi, who commands operations there.