Examples of using On the defensive in English and their translations into Hebrew
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So long I have you on the defensive, will you give us a week to review the cables before you release the next batch?
Today,[after the adoption of Resolution 2334], Israel is on the defensive in the diplomatic[arena], trying to fend off repeated attacks, and is not on the offensive….
tabloid the Daily Mail, put the 77-year-old Barak on the defensive.
Most planners wanted to begin mobilization as quickly as possible to avoid being caught on the defensive.
stop before you interrupt them and do not go on the defensive if they ask questions.
achieve that the adversaries are kept always on the defensive.
forcing Iran to go on the defensive.
to ensure that the opponents are kept constantly on the defensive.
which only puts them on the defensive;
proponents of Intelligent Design have put evolutionists on the defensive.
we all sprang back and stood on the defensive.
which only puts them on the defensive;
we will be on the defensive, we will never recover.
With the surprise arrival of a brigade of French commandos… these mercenaries have been dislodged from their positions around the city… and put on the defensive, forced into a shrinking perimeter.
Maybe it's time that we dig up something from Gabe's past and put him on the defensive.
Maybe it's time that we dig up something from Gabe's past and put him on the defensive for once.
I have to go on the defensive?