But by April 25 his efforts had become largely defensive.

"A lot of what happens around the implementation legislation may be largely defensive," he said.

The pueblitos are thought to date to the end of the 17th century, and appear to be largely defensive in nature.

In a largely defensive game, the teams traded field goals in the second quarter.

This was largely defensive: low stock prices spawned a takeover wave.

There they forced three of Custer's companies to fight a largely defensive battle.

Without clear political direction, the army plays a largely defensive role in the war.

The planes fly largely defensive missions, and retaliate when fired upon from the ground.

Jefferson has a largely defensive role to play on the team, and is not known for scoring.

In fact, his list of proposals is largely defensive and incremental.