defensive
Example Sentences
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CGS maintains an overweight rating on Malaysian banks, saying earnings would be largely defensive against any negative impact from elevated oil prices.
On the ground, Israeli troops have crossed the border to search homes and stake out what the military calls forward defensive positions on strategic hilltops.
A bet that was once both defensive and offensive now looks to be neither.
From Barron's
The tetchiest moment of the committee hearing, came when the prime minister faced questions about the UK's defensive readiness.
From BBC
It had previously allowed US forces to use the bases only for defensive operations to prevent Iran firing missiles that put British interests or lives at risk.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
