8 sentences with 'defensive'
Example sentences and phrases with the word defensive and other words derived from it.
• « Thus, this defensive mechanism of the brain - which, as we have seen, can become offensive in the form of stress - involves a complex biochemistry, in a sequence that activates first and foremost the amygdala of the limbic brain system. »
• « The Greek polis were, for the most part, terrified into submission, with only 6% of Greek cities joining the defensive coalition created by Athens and Sparta (incidentally, within that 6% were some of the most powerful poles in Greece). »
• « After the defeat of the Persians, the Athenians created the Delian League, in theory a defensive coalition that existed to defend against Persia and to liberate the Ionian colonies that were still under Persian control, but in reality a political instrument that Athens eventually used to create its own empire. »
• « At this point, the Athenians were on the defensive. The Spartans established a permanent garrison within sight of Athens itself. »
• « The Roman armies of the western empire quickly marched back to Italy to fight the Goths, abandoning their traditional defensive posts. »
• « Constantinople enjoyed a cash economy, impregnable defensive fortifications and abundant food thanks to the availability of Anatolian grain and fish from the Aegean Sea. »
• « Charles V proved unable to contain the explosion of the Protestant Reformation, he was involved in continuous defensive wars against both France and the Turks, and his territories were so far apart that he spent most of his life travelling between them. »
• « The only way to raise revenue from the rest of the country was to raise royal taxes, which was opposed by the very proud and defensive noble class (the landed gentry), as well as the titled nobility. »