Example sentences of "defend itself [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Socialist League defended itself against any suggestion that it was exceeding its limited aims . |
| 2 | Ego takes great pleasure in wallowing in self-pity , and defending itself against all charges , whatever the cost to others . |
| 3 | The British Field Sports Society is preparing to defend itself against another attempt in parliament to impose a ban on hunting . |
| 4 | Unless the US , upon withdrawal , left sufficient indigenous military strength to enable south Korea to defend itself against any but an overt act of aggression , US withdrawal could be interpreted as a betrayal by the US of its friends and allies in the Far East and might well lead to a fundamental realignment of forces in favour of the Soviet Union throughout that part of the world . |
| 5 | We also see , occasionally , the academic community rising up en masse to defend itself against some perceived external threat — usually further diminutions in its autonomy . |