In 1785 it launched a massive invasion of the country, which was repelled only with great difficulty.
Iran repeatedly launched fruitless infantry attacks, using human assault waves composed partly of untrained and unarmed conscripts (often young boys snatched from the streets), which were repelled by the superior firepower and air power of the Iraqis.
England could have drawn the match if their captain Chris Robshaw had chosen to kick a penalty with three minutes to go moments after Wales had taken the lead for the first time since the opening quarter, but he opted for a line-out which was repelled.
Al was found to be more effective than Fe at preventing membrane scaling, likely due to the contrasting charges of the precipitates, which are repelled from the positively charged membrane in the case of Al, unlike Fe.
The visitors carved out 19 chances to their hosts' 11 and had nine shots on target - all of which were repelled by goalkeeper and man-of-the-match David De Gea.
The visitors carved out 19 chances to United's 11 and had nine shots on target - all of which were repelled by goalkeeper and man-of-the-match David De Gea.
Seventeen people were killed and 54 wounded in the predawn assault, which was repelled after two hours of fighting, according to security sources cited by Reuters.
Barn swallows will build their nest below an osprey nest, receiving protection from other birds of prey which are repelled by the exclusively fish-eating ospreys.
Unlike the positively-charged alpha particles, which are repelled by the electrical forces present in the nuclei of other atoms, neutrons do not need to overcome any Coulomb barrier, and can therefore penetrate and enter the nuclei of even the heaviest elements such as uranium.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.02730.001 Many animals show automatic responses to light, from moths, which are attracted to light sources, to cockroaches, which are repelled by them.
