"defender" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- His defenders cited Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus during the Civil War.
- In India, defenders of the Tamils cited news reports that hundreds of civilians were being killed, and accused Jayewardene of committing genocide.
- In contrast, defenders of the raiders "have cited Steinberg's takeover attempt on Disney as an outstanding example of the useful role raiders play in identifying underperforming companies and forcing changes which improve that performance."
- Clinton's defenders sometimes cite the trysts of other presidents--Kennedy, FDR, even Ike in his WW II days.
- Judge Potter's defenders cite a presentence memo in which prosecutors assert that Mr. Bakker actually used fraudulent appeals to raise $158 million.
- Christians and defenders of religious freedom such as the American Center for Law and Justice cite attacks on Christmas (dubbed a "war on Christmas").
- Some defenders of the nation's schools also cite a recent study showing that the vast majority of the increased spending on schools has come in special education.
- The Government's defenders cite the example of Nazism.
- To complicate matters further, defenders of the military cite the success of the Persian Gulf war as evidence that the armed forces don't need reform.
- WFD detractors have contended that musical instruments should not be used as tools for sport and depreciate musicality, while defenders cite the quest for technical excellence, and its innocence as a non-musical exercise.
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