Sentences with phrase «defending themselves against attack by»

This came as the cleric prepares to appear before the Department of State Services today with not less than 30 lawyers for reportedly asking members of his church to defend themselves against attacks by Fulani herdsmen.

Not all dogs are capable of defending themselves against an attack by a wild canine.

It would be passing strange if the government of Canada in enacting the Transfer Agreement of 1930 intended to put Treaty 8 Indians in the absurd position of being penalized for defending themselves against attack by wild animals.

That means that - in principle - you can defend yourself against an attack by any means that is necessary to stop it.

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A spokesman for Telegram said customers can defend against such attacks by not just relying on SMS verification.

The corollary of that is an enfeebled fin de règne in which Merkel defends a centrist legacy against attacks from both sides, accompanied by a gradual loss of party discipline as potential successors jockey for position.

Like the iPhone, it will defend against «brute force» attacks to guess the user passcode component of the decryption key by limiting the number of permissible guesses.

They are rarely used, and most people groan when you get to the genealogies of Scripture in their Bible reading, but they are often some of the passages in the Bible which help defend it from the frequent attacks that are leveled against the Bible by it's critics.

Links with his past remained, however, and he felt a strong ambivalence: he had criticized evangelicalism while wanting to defend it against unjustified attacks by others.

Balmer is ambivalent about evangelicalism; he criticizes it while defending it against unjustified attacks by others.

«I frankly don't know how I am going to come up with the rest of the money,» Thomson told Sun News Network's Brian Lilley on Byline.Canada's justice system has a knack for punishing people for defending themselves and their property, often called «castle law.MORE: Court drops final charge against Ontario man who fired shots to protect his home under attack by firebombers Joseph and Marilyn Singleton of Taber, Alberta spent $ 30,000 in court.

This results in us being relatively easy to defend against and exposes us to counter attacks since we over commit in naivety as Wenger calls it, and then get beaten by Mertesackers lack of pace.

I think Tottenham Hotspur will bid their time in this game and not play an open attacking game at the onset of the match, but play with caution defending against the early assaults by the Gunners» attacking machines.

Asides not buying enough to give us depth in quality (which is very essential in winning the EPL), Wengers style makes us an easy team to defend against by playing central midfielders on the wing, who always drift to the center of the pitch when we are on the attack.

Despite being the coolest man on the planet and almost giving the Arsenal manager a heart attack with the Padenka penalty to win our EPL game against Burnley in the 98th minute, Alexis Sanchez was just pipped to my Man of the Match award by Shkodran Mustafi who scored the crucial opener and defended with bravery, skill and passion throughout.

Match Predictions: Watford has yet to lose a game against a team below them this season and their home form has been pretty decent where they make things difficult for visiting teams by defending in numbers and using pace on the counter attacks.

Then, when on the ball himself, he can make diagonal runs which are so difficult to defend against, all while spaces are opening thanks to the runs made by his supremely talented attacking cohorts Marco Reus and Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang.

According to Wikipedia, the forerunner to the CCF was called the «Guest Choice Network» and was formed «to unite the restaurant and hospitality industries in a campaign to defend their consumers and marketing programs against attacks from anti-smoking, anti-drinking, anti-meat, etc. activists...» It was funded by $ 2.95 million from, you guessed it, Phillip Morris, along with contributions from an unholy alliance of slot machine manufacturers, beer companies, meat processors and cigar makers.

The Labour MP, Oona King, whose father was an African - American political refugee witch - hunted out of the United States by McCarthyites in the 1950s was attacked as a Jew when she defended her East London seat against the Respect Party in 2005.

It is being seen as a day of action to defend health and safety from the unprecedented attack currently being mounted against workplace safety by the Coalition Government.

The President elect Nana Akufo Addo in 2011 at a rally in Koforidua asked NPP supporters to defend themselves against alleged intimidation and violent attacks by NDC supporters.

«Is it not correct to suggest that your administration acted on the basis that it was essentially unrestrained by international or Nigerian law in engaging in or encouraging the apparent diversion and sharing of the over $ 2 billion meant to purchase arms for Nigerian soldiers in order to protect them against attacks from Boko Haram and to enhance their ability to defend the territorial integrity of the country and provide security for its citizens?»

Mr Lansley confidently defended his proposals against attacks from the Labour benches, but a speech minutes earlier by Mr Cameron effectively pulled the rug from under him by offering major concessions on his bill.

Cahill said he approved the ads to defend the lottery against attack ads run by the Republican Governors Association, which he feared could damage the lottery's image and hurt sales.

The telegenic former FBI agent repeatedly defended the National Security Agency against attacks following the avalanche of leaks by Edward Snowden, often taking a harder line than the White House.

The renewed debate over advance care planning threatened to become a distraction to administration officials who were gearing up to defend the health law against attack by the new Republican majority in the House.

Anderson Cooper last night defended CNN's reporting of an intelligence briefing the president - elect reportedly received on Russia against a flurry of attacks by Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, hours after Trump's accusation that the network aired «fake news.»

State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (l.) defended himself against attacks on his small business record by his opponent for the 15th Senate District, City Councilman Eric Ulrich.

Thomas Suozzi defended his stance on woman's issues against an attack by his opponent in the Democratic congressional primary, Steve Stern.

BY ANDY HUMM Abel Cedeno, 18, the bullied gay Bronx student who said he defended himself with a knife against an attack from classmate Matthew McCree September 27 in front of their fellow students and two teachers, testified in his own defense on Tuesday morning before a Bronx grand jury, and the second - degree murder charge -LSB-...]

Biologists from Basel University have taken a closer look at the gruesome hunter and its prey and noticed a fascinating behavioral pattern: prey fish defend themselves against the monstrous worm by attacking it with water jets and forcing it to retreat.

Because of that choice, he has spent the last decade not only pursuing research in amphibian development but also defending his work and his reputation against attacks orchestrated by a large corporation.

The fungus which causes Chalara dieback of ash trees has the potential to defend itself against virus attacks, research by British scientists has shown.

For example, if a holobiont is attacked by a pathogen that the host can not defend against, another symbiont may fulfill the job by manufacturing a toxin that can kill the invader.

Each CRISPR is followed by unique DNA segments of viruses that the bacterium previously encountered: If that type of virus tries to attack the cell again, a CRISPR can recognize and defend against it.

An important area of research focus for NIAID is the immune system, the complex network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to defend the body against attacks by foreign invaders such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi.

Antioxidants are nature's way of defending your cells against attack by these free radicals, thereby helping you resist aging and disease.

Weapon: Lance): using her Counter skill, she can create a shockwave by defending against an enemy's strong attack.

WHAT: On the evening of September 11, 2012, Islamic militants in Benghazi attacked the poorly guarded compound where the U.S. Ambassador resided, prompting a six - man security team led by Tyron Woods (James Badge Dale) to launch a perilous rescue attempt before returning to the nearby CIA annex to defend against wave after wave of rebel attacks until support arrived.

With a screenplay credited to Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and Krasinski, the film follows one family — portrayed by Krasinski, his real - life wife, Emily Blunt, and young performers Noah Jupe and Millicent Simmonds — living on a remote farm as they attempt to defend themselves against mysterious creatures that have overtaken the land and who track and attack their prey based on sound.

Washington — William Bradford Reynolds, chief architect of the Reagan Administration's civil - rights policies, defended himself last week against attacks by Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee who hope to block his promotion at the Justice Department.

Attacking Ravitch has become almost reflexive for Tilson; he recently wrote a post on his blog defending Joel Klein against a piece I published on my blog by a New York City teacher, but started it by saying that it sounded like Ravitch had written it.

«We will vigorously defend due process and seniority rights against these attacks by billionaire hedge fund managers.»

Reform proponents like Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools have defended the charter sector against union attacks by lifting up that Shanker «conceptualized» them.

Because they can not defend themselves adequately against attacks by other animals, declawed cats who are allowed outdoors may be at increased risk of injury or death.

For those of you not familiar with the Dungeon Defenders franchise, you control one of four heroes (many more can be unlocked with play) and you defend a certain location against waves of enemies, by using class - specific defensive towers, traps and special attacks.

Battles in the game are turn - based, but the player is always participating by actively defending against attacks and completing reflex tests to power up their own assaults.

Furthermore, these same parkour abilities open up new ways to defend yourself by using fast attacks to catch zombies off guard and to use their weaknesses against them.

Players can also throw an opponent or defend against it by pressing two attack buttons at the same time.

«The Tzenkethi Front» — Players will defend the Eta Serpentis system from a Tzenkethi attack by turning their protomatter weapons against them.