How To Use Fend In A Sentence

The defendant was released on bail until his trial next year. Times, Sunday Times
So far, only a couple of the trees (literally two) have been found to be successful in fending off beetle attacks, using chemical and physical responses similar to those in lower-elevation tree species, such as lodgepole pine and Douglas fir. Louisa Willcox: Whitebark Pine: Functionally Gone in Much of the Greater Yellowstone
Ignorance of Sarah Palin offends anyone who is educated, it's an insult to the intellectual world, american intelligence. Palin plans 'aggressive' fundraising push
Looking radiantly healthy - in contrast to her wan mien of recent months - she lucidly defended herself the interviewers tried to extract an apology from her.
The distich caused discussion regarding the quantity of "hic", but the pope defended the prosody of Voltaire who confirmed his opinion by a quotation from Virgil which he said ought to be the epitaph of The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne

Offenders may be liable to a heavy fine.
You live and die by the way you defend and attack. The Sun
The police claimed that reports in the media were slanted against/towards the defendant.
So let vs, which this chaunge of weather vew, chaunge eeke our mynds and former liues amend the old yeares sinnes forepast let vs eschew, and fly the faults with which we did offend. Amoretti and Epithalamion
The family is the one place that should be a guarantee of safety to its members, especially its most vulnerable members, and this legislation goes part-way towards trying to define that and to defend that right.
Dunstan: Dunstan: “What happens if the program administrator refuses to certify that the defendant “completed” the program on the grounds that the defendant refused to agree with certain teachings?” The Volokh Conspiracy » Stringent Constitutional Limits on Anger Management Classes, Anti-Drug/Alcohol-Abuse Classes, or Even Traffic School as Alternatives to Prosecution?
We take a hard line with soft drinks - and cola is the worst offender.
The architectonics of the sculpted locks, the author argues, augment their power to fend off sorcery and other malevolent forces.
Church of Constantinople was still strong, as is shown by the great work of S. Theodore of the S.udium, famous as a hymn-writer, a liturgiologist, and a defender of the faith. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003
I'm personally offended both by the error on the Times website and by your association of me with what you call the intentional slander of US marines. Rightwing Spin That Haditha Massacre Never Occurred
Jackson and Lee continued to preside over the wanton slaughter of men, women and children to defend the rights of freedom for white Virginians while supporting the slavery of black Virginians, among others.
Much of the defendant's evidence focused on his long-term condition myasthenia gravis. Times, Sunday Times
The consecutive statements, allegations, and counterallegations made in turn by plaintiff and defendant, or prosecutor and accused, in a legal proceeding.
12: 19: "Not defending [Douay: 'revenging'] yourselves, my dearly beloved. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province
So long as the defendant does not communicate his intention, he commits no offence.
Oklahoma had an extra blocker ‘chip’ Wright and then move on to another defender more often than they double-teamed him outright.
Finally after 15 minutes of perseverance the team scored -- not to the liking of the opposition, who had been defending excellently.
He is a solid on the ball defender, which makes up for his unorthodox offensive game.
I went into the office to find the offender, and saw a worried woman crumpled in a chair in the corner, wearing a look of weariness and doubt.
The council's own footballing heroes successfully defended their title in the European Municipal Cup in St Malo, France.
The defendant will be kept in custody until the appeal.
Typically directors will request indemnities from the company when they become involved in a claim or if they are successful in defending a claim made against them.
Upon these, and along the walls, which in most castles were topped by a parapet and a kind of embrasure called crennels, the defenders of the castle were stationed during a siege, and from thence discharged arrows, darts, stones, and every kind of annoyance they could procure, upon their enemies. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)
Then, when cashiered out of the navy after refusing to follow orders which offended his conscience, he is visited by the mysterious benefactor who has shadowed him his entire life, who invites him to join a highly exclusive gentlemen's club, Redking's. REVIEW: Not Less Than Gods and The Women of Nell Gwynne's by Kage Baker
The overriding principle is not to offend the sensitive by immoderate cachinnation at an inappropriate joke. Times, Sunday Times
Who would be held responsible if this man offended again?
From the work we have done it seems that home advantage resides in sides defending more when they are away. Times, Sunday Times
The defendant was charged with the crime of embezzlement. Christianity Today
The modern historian sees greater variety than the thesis's defenders wished to concede.
This leaves the ‘old school economic policies’ of dollar devaluation and deficit financing to help reflate the economy and fend off deflation and boost exporters.
Workers in East Asia thus need to explore and combine a variety of tactics to defend their legitimate interests.
I've harped on about this before, but was interested in Bryan Caplan's critqiue of the Levy-Peart project: I'm going after analytical egalitarians because they're wasting their talent and energy defending the undefendable. Baffled by "Analytical Egalitarianism", Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
Though he has been on scholarship for the past two seasons, Mr. Merriewether, who wasn't recruited, says he's offended by the term walk-on and has done everything he can to welcome the nonscholarship players into the team's rituals. Who Invited All the Walk-Ons?
Despite disagreeing with his colleagues, he has defended their right to speak out.
Jacinto killed one man while defending his honor and now plans to take the life of the Colonel.
Unlike the Celtic centre-back, the Ibrox defender was allowed to swither over an offer from Dundee United.
News organizations were quick to defend their policies, and some competitors saw the Fox announcement as a potential grab for publicity.
Washington jugeait "intenable" le blocus de l'enclave palestinienne qu'Israël a défendu cette semaine en tuant WN.com - Articles related to Pourquoi Obama et Sarkozy doivent s'investir au Proche-Orient
We call for the immediate return to democratic institutions, to convoke an extraordinary session of the General Assembly (GA), to defend institutions in Honduras. Laura Carlsen: Live Blog: OAS Session on Honduran Coup
They put this view into practice quite straightforwardly, avoided ostentatious clothing and wealth, refused to swear oaths in court, to bear arms or to defend themselves.
What are we going to do to defend ourselves from illegal civil liberties depredations?
Carpenter scrambled out of the pocket, pulled up at the line of scrimmage and shoveled the ball to Thompson, who outleaped two defenders under the goal post. USATODAY.com
They are fighting to defend their beliefs/interests/rights.
He took an aesthete's view that some of the writing in the issue was ‘indecent in the sense of offending against delicacy’ but ‘would not deprave or corrupt save in point of literary style’.
JFK is forced to handle political dealings, serial killing gangs and defend the isolated building from a nuclear strike.
This way the bad guys will breakin to your home rob, rape your wives, daughters, rob your home, carjack you, and all other crimes they can commit against you knowing you can not defend yourself. Senate rejects concealed weapons bill
The author thought that the joint negligence principal offender theory can be established, and the negligence abettor or the negligence assist offender is untenable.
Tahoma has a work-release program for non-violent offenders and routinely has inmates doing some of their time providing labor at the cemetery. Reggie Buddle
In 1821 the Kakanfo's threat to Abomey and his capability to defend Oyo territory ended in his rout by the Dahomey army, and by 1830 Shabe had been razed and the cavalry no more to be seen.
Offending drivers are to be pulled over as part of a pilot scheme and ‘given advice’ rather than booked, on the basis that it is pointless fining people for innocent mistakes.
Three times a week he holds a "durbar," for the trial of offenders and transaction of general regimental business. Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute
We won't wear "bloomers," or make any attempt to imitate you in our dress, manners, or occupations; we will do nothing to offend the most fastidious, we will be women still. The Womans Advocate
The defendant was able to exculpate himself from liability.
We clip newspaper articles showing lengthy sentences for repeat offenders.
The offender was dealt with leniently as he had confessed his crime.
The sentry defended the gate against sudden attack.
Some would defend the Principle even in this case by claiming that there are properties such as being that very object A. Call such a property a thisness or haecceity. The Identity of Indiscernibles
A lack of contrition would be, for example, if the defendant was purporting to express regret for his crimes in the courtroom, but simultaneously sending anonymous tweets to the effect that the trial is a sham, the judge is bought off, etc. The Volokh Conspiracy » More on the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Subpoena to Twitter, Demanding Identification of Anonymous Critic of Corbett’s
It was growing increasingly obvious as I defended myself against her attack that she was simply toying with me, drawing out my technique as a schoolmaster draws recitations from his students.
Those people who took up weapons to defend themselves are political prisoners.
Before the swearing of any of the jurors, 15 the defendant or prosecutor in England and Ireland could challenge the array of jurors compiled by the sheriff.
We want a minimum one-year custodial sentence-longer for repeat offenders and organised gangs.
Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses. Brian Tracy
The only defender with a legitimate excuse is CB Ryan McNeil, who is playing with a soft cast on his fractured forearm.
If the defender is in front or alongside the shooter, the ball is very exposed for a block.
If you are defending your business to your banker "after" filing the S-1, you had a clear sequencing problem.
The orchestra plays Grieg and Moszkowski; a smell of chocolate is in the air; that tall, pink lieutenant over there, with his cropped head and his outstanding ears, his _backfisch_ waist and his mudscow feet -- that military gargoyle, half lout and half fop, offends the roving eye. Europe After 8:15
However, he conceded that the Government was yet to get a handle on the situation, as younger offenders were getting their hands on illegal guns.
The magistrates agreed to the defence counsel's application for the defendants' costs to be taxed and paid out of central funds.
The inobedience of Adam caused the first war, of that he had offended God, whereof followed the two other wars. The Golden Legend, vol. 7
Defendants file massive summary judgment motions, seeking to dismiss every claim on various grounds.
The role of veterinarians as first responders to outbreaks of animal disease is central to national efforts to defend against agroterrorism.
That's right, vast swabs of the offending speech are reproduced under the cover of the Parliamentary privilege that had been so abused.
In court, both defendants apologised. Times, Sunday Times
He thought every thing was to be feared from the present state of the affair, and proposed revealing at once all he knew of it to Mr. Tyrold: but Camilla desired him to take no step till she had again expostulated with her sister, who might else be seriously hurt or offended. Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
Here's my answer, and please don't be offended if I read some kind of prurient interest into your query. Um...
The captain impatiently yells for him to defend himself.
The first year will be spent in a young offenders' institute. Times, Sunday Times
They try, judge and convict individuals who cannot defend themselves from such virulent attacks.
As I said, I do not intend to defend this view, but will use it simply as an adornment.
The acts were not just reluctant to offend, but even to probe beyond the first middle-class convention they came up against.
The Southern ruling class seceded from the US in early 1861 to defend a social system built on the backs of destitute slaves.
She defended herself bravely with her sword.
He used the old trick of attacking in order to defend himself.
On the plaintiff's application for summary judgment the master give the defendant unconditional leave to defend.
Most customers at the shop, which resembles a modern art gallery more than a confectioner's, defended the brothers. Times, Sunday Times
Unfortunately I doubt the students know who Ezra Levant is and the vice-principal probably never gave them a chance to defend their shirts. The Volokh Conspiracy » Discourteous to Wear American Flag Images on Cinco de Mayo?
Clive Tyldesley growls randomly as Davids skips past a defender.
The judge pointed out that the absence of previous convictions did not of itself mean that a defendant was innocent anymore than the existence of previous convictions meant that a defendant was guilty.
Misuse of alcohol and drugs are key factors behind offending by veterans and a high proportion of crimes are linked to domestic violence. Times, Sunday Times
To prevent such an assault, defenders were forced to attack the siege engines or their operators to prevent a breach in their fortifications.
The court also upheld the decision of the assistant recorder to reject the counterclaim which the defendant sought to introduce.
Australia play rivals New Zealand while the Americans, two-times defending gold medallists, tip off against Greece.
But it cannot be denied that, in his endeavors to harmonize universal grace with the fact that not all, but some only, are saved, Melanchthon repudiated the monergism of Luther, espoused and defended the powers of free will in spiritual matters, and thought, argued, spoke, and wrote in terms of synergism. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Those fans who have defended Diamond against charges of pomposity will really love this record.
The Court of Appeals held that Hallberg was judicially estopped from indemnity from Portland because his claim was factually inconsistent with claims he made defending the previous suit on which he had prevailed. One less bell to answer (Jack Bog's Blog)
In this wrongful dismissal action, it appears that the defendant does not seriously dispute the fact that the plaintiff's co-employee seriously misconducted himself with respect to the plaintiff.
Many of the Confederates were of opinion that this decisive victory would be the end of the war, and that the North, seeing that the South was able as well as willing to defend the position it had taken up, would abandon the idea of coercing it into submission. With Lee in Virginia A Story of the American Civil War
The shirts that I am offended by are usually not the type that would be offensive to a nonhunter, but because of crude or sexual humor. Sharp-Dressed Man?
The fact that flickers did not defend feeding territories suggests that characteristics of their prey make it uneconomical to monopolize.
She defended herself from the attack.
Its stirring words aroused free men everywhere to defend the government.
The four defendants were charged for tattooing their bodies to evade conscription immediately after they were judged physically competent to serve in the military.
Not since the days when a churl suffered extravagant penalties for offending a Norman lord have we seen such disparities of treatment within our justice system.
They could not commit the defendant to the crown court to deal with bail.
From the work we have done it seems that home advantage resides in sides defending more when they are away. Times, Sunday Times
Teachers actively engage in working for progressive education, defending the curriculum they developed and finding ways to expand it.
The Defendant engaged in frequent and expensive foreign travel with his wife, went out to numerous restaurants, and made lavish use of chauffeur driven limousines all at the Company's expense.
The only solution most agencies saw was building more places to incarcerate offenders. INSIDERS
The claimant was a co-operative and owned the freehold of a block of flats where the defendant was a lessee.
Of the general prison population roughly 67% reoffend within two years of being released. Times, Sunday Times
Ian Rush believes a willingness to defend from the front has helped Fernando Torres become the top striker in English football.
In another setting, a firehouse was ordered to take down its largely secular holiday decorations, because neighbors were offended by it.
Trip flares, attached to low pickets, can be placed around a position or in an ambush site, and may either be fired when an enemy touches a tripwire or initiated by the defender or ambusher.
A judge normally appoints the attorney for an indigent defendant at the defendant's first court appearence.
The Defendants filed a lien against the aircraft without having rendered an invoice for the work performed.
His super-soft hands and slick moves force defenders to back off and give ground every time he approaches the blueline and he has the vision to find linemate Erik Thorell once the D swarms. Red Line: Dominant start has Canadian Seguin atop draft ranks
Labour, having survived this year's election, has been left with a heavy crop of marginal seats to defend.
The government will not seek to disrupt the legitimate business activities of the defendant.
The cop carried a stick, ready to thwack anybody who offended his ear or eye.
Twice he declined a pot at goal and opted to kick to the corner despite defending a narrow three-point lead.
A country discovering a successfull assassination, supporting rebels or desecration of holy site now gets a casus belli against the offender.
I'm sorry I offended you; it wasn't my intention.
Inasmuch as the defence needs only to secure the vote of one juryman to procure a disagreement, this offer is a comparatively safe one for the defendant to make, since the prosecutor, who must secure unanimity on the part of the jury (at least in New York State), can afford to take no chances of letting an incompetent or otherwise unfit talesman slip into the box. Courts and Criminals
Yet it is he, and not their Minister, who has to defend closure orders in Parliament.
The vast majority of the defendants pleaded not guilty and were released on bail with strict conditions.
The apology must be delayed long enough to recognise the hurt felt by the offended victim - but proffered before there is lasting harm.
When at Mr. Gedge's I wished much to apprize you of the public opinion as to our Boy Giles, [6] but I dare not then, I shall you may be sure Sir, after such a letter as this, be anxious for your opinion, and I will not damp my spirits with the idea of your being offended. Letter 63
He hired a top QC to defend him.
Simple convenience as the abstract selling point for an appliance is a hard position to defend over any length of time; someone will inevitably separate the convenience from the hardware, and sell it at a significantly lower price. Schooner Launches Specialized Servers for Speedy Data Delivery
In Shakespeare's "Henry IV," the rotund, free-living Falstaff character was known as Plump Jack, famous for his speech defending jovial indulgences--"banish plump Jack and banish all the world. To Ski Or Not To Ski
Further and / or alternatively, the republication was a natural and probable consequence of the original publication by the Defendants. Politics101malaysia
Miss Margland, extremely piqued, vented her spleen in oblique sarcasms, and sought to heal her offended pride by appeals for justice to her sagacity and foresight in the whole business. Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
Yet offenders are expected to meet education and training targets that will affect their chances of parole. Times, Sunday Times
The Lakota were always a warrior people, and taking up arms to defend the nation is the traditional way.
As he flew into sharp corners, it seemed the defending champion had taken leave of his senses. Times, Sunday Times
The higher charge didn't inure to the benefit of the defendants in that case.
A free-out is a free-kick awarded to the defending team in their own penalty area.
He was entitled to recover damages from the defendants.
Since there's little danger of hypothermia when the water temperature is 80 degrees, your chief sartorial concern is not offending other boaters.
Though he is sworn to secrecy, Larry, stricken with guilt over offending a friend, spills the beans.
The loss of the barbican had also this unfortunate effect, that, notwithstanding the superior height of the castle walls, the besieged could not see from them, with the same precision as before, the operations of the enemy; for some straggling underwood approached so near the sallyport of the outwork, that the assailants might introduce into it whatever force they thought proper, not only under cover, but even without the knowledge of the defenders. Ivanhoe
They will deduce that there are fewer officers on the lookout for proper offenders, such as drunken drivers or those without insurance. Times, Sunday Times
Not only are offenders presented with indisputable evidence of culpability, but also unconnected suspects rely on the technique to prove their innocence. Times, Sunday Times
How could a court ever adjudicate between a legislature's claim that a particular exercise of liberty is ‘immoral’ and a defendant's contrary claim that it is not?
In the United Kingdom and Australia, the term nonce sometimes spelled "nonse" is a slang word used to refer to a sex offender and/or child sexual abuser. On a child's view of English
But what we know is these women often tend to be what we call interpersonal offenders, where they exploit children emotionally, if not sexually. CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2007
When you were the defending champion the next year, you were criticized by the British press for showing up late to a function and acting like a boor.
In some states, a fifth of the attorneys who have represented defendants in capital cases have subsequently been suspended, disbarred or arrested.
He was then taken into the defendants' cage on a stretcher, wearing sunglasses and covered by a green blanket. The Sun
Mayor Street defends the cuts as an unpleasant necessity due to the city's financial straits.
The lawyer asked the jury to take cognizance of the defendant's generosity in giving to charity.
They are rather fanatical about lengthening their own lives and fending off death indefinitely.
We shall see, however, that while evangelicals were readier to defend racial segregation than nonevangelicals, in part because of where they lived, their distinctiveness on this dimension declined as evangelicalism grew. American Grace
An £80 fine was imposed, with endorsement of defendant's driving licence and a three months driving disqualification.
The phenomenon is difficult to measure, St. Pierre and several others said, because the term jury nullification is rarely invoked; defendants with substantial evidence against them are simply acquitted, or juries deadlock. Thestar.com - Home Page
We would need to see the context of these memos to know what beefs Roberts might have had with the offending words.
It's a delightful piece of absurdist nonsense, a sitcom designed to offend highbrow admirers of minimalist dance.
In a plural society it is both inevitable and important that people offend others. Times, Sunday Times
No one at the company had asked the First Defendant for any deposit because they were aware he was only acting as agent and the deposit would be provided by his principal.
In places where there is no water for farming, men migrate to urban areas in search of work leaving women behind to fend for the old, and the infirm and the children.
We got a juvenile offender, family of devout Jehovah's Witnesses. We gotta be real careful here.
They have not yet found a comparable party of Iranians, however minuscule, to defend the theory of the emancipationist bombing of Iran. David Bromwich: One More War, Please
These deer tend to form large herds, and during the breeding season males defend large harems of females.
Sands, a local attorney and former state representative, has been the target of Democratic Party mailers and phone calls castigating him for his work defending criminals in court. Billingsgazette.com
When the offending device had finally been removed, she didn't notice even then; her mind had been made as pure as the cubic room she was contained in.
His public defender says he expects Stiles to fight the more than 20 felony charges against him.
They left the _furca_ and the _patibulum_, the axe and the rods, to great offenders: for these minor and (if I may so term them) extra-moral offences _the bent thumb_ was considered as a sufficient sign of disapprobation, -- _vertere pollicem_; as _the pressed thumb, premere pollicem_, was a mark of approving. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863
Close manoeuvring, defending against air and submarine attacks, naval gunfire shoots, practising replenishment operations at sea and helicopter operations will be among the evolutions which should keep the teenagers excited.
On my campus, there have been debates about whether any military intervention can be defended.
It's better to box the ears than to talk behind someone's back. That spoils the atmosphere ?FC Bayern M?nchen defender Bixente Lizarazu after he hit teammate Niko Kovac in the face during training.
The "incompetency" of criminal defendants to testify at their own trials was part of the common law of England and then the United States until the Nineteenth Century, during which incompetency gave way to the notion that the basis for disqualification - the defendant's FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles
The airlines rejected the accusations and said they would defend themselves vigorously. Times, Sunday Times
Our trusty electric breaker was called for, and ear defenders were handed out - they were absolutely vital!
Lemos resigned on March 25, allegedly in indignation at the failure of Barco to defend him against opposition charges.
Heavy guns were put into position on Singapore island to defend it against attack from the sea.
In many cases where young boys sexually offend there was a family history of emotional, sexual and physical abuse.
Oxfam refutes the argument used by defenders of the WTO agreement that the impact will be minimal in the ‘Third World,’ since most diseases there are long-standing and can be treated using unpatented drugs.
The seventh defendant, Donna Walsh, was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.
The paper gives a detailed discussion on the determination of surplus behavior from the classification of organized offender, executor, accessory and abettor.
Since the reinstatement of capital punishment in 1976, seven states have executed a combined twenty-two juvenile offenders nationwide.
Dorothy McKey-Fender is still writing (on predacious worms, at the moment), and after coming out of the woods, Fender and I visit her at her house in McMinnville, Oregon.
My real concern, though, is who will defend the clones?
The America's Cup has always been a showcase for innovation: the 1895 victor, Defender, for example, used aluminum, steel and bronze in the hull, an unheard-of combination at the time.
Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks. Malcolm X
As I have said before, if people advocate spending and tax increases, they should be prepared to defend them.
Since they are wearing bug repellent they only have a very small few spots on their body that is left undefended and ripe for the picking, and these sweet spots can sometimes be pretty hard to get at.
Is there a huge problem with renegade owners unlawfully springing their offending dogs from the doggy jail?
The king's patronage as well as his jurisdiction were advanced and defended by prohibitions.
America is a great country - from the master of slavery to a champion of civil rights and a defender of liberty and freedom, America is a symbol of great human spirit and justice. Dr T.P.Chia
But the reserve's defenders were unswerving in their commitment to a greater cause: conserving the region's biodiversity for the benefit of mankind.
The country's only public defender of animals, Mr. Goetschel is a vegetarian who has no pets and avoids taking medication because of his opposition to research on lab animals.
The 5th-seeded Browne crushed the defending champion.
The chief prosecutor said he had seen no sign of torture in his visits with the defendants.
The Anteaters led the Big West in turnover margin (plus-1. 91), ranked second in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1) and defended fairly well, ranking fourth in defense at 60.6 points per game. Big West Conference

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