Defendable

Looking at the way the wicket has played so far if India can get to around 280-mark it would be a defendable total on this surface.

However, Amy Jones impressed at the back end of the innings, striking 23 from 13 balls, to help England towards a defendable total.

They decided his sister’s place was the most defendable should the fire come through.

After being sent in, the Cobras set a defendable 7/125 from their 40 overs – Robert Strang leading the way with 41.

That was a reasonable award and defendable in law.

The eventual champions middle order batted well with Glendon Fedricks 28, W. Caplie 23, Joshua Leacock 22 and Brian King 21 not out combining well to post a defendable total for their team.

Even Michael Rapino, Live Nation’s chief executive, called that fee “not defendable,” according to an internal email.

Tembisa, who use the ground for their home games, conjured up a defendable total of 170. They were lead by Thulani Tembela, who notched a half-century before ending on 66.

Due to the town's strong protests, naturally defendable terrain, and apparently strong man-made reinforcing defenses, Vercingetorix decided against razing and burning it.

During his reign, many Byzantine towns were relocated on hills and other easily defendable places to face invasions.

Multiple factors were considered when choosing a site, balancing between the need for a defendable position with other considerations such as proximity to resources.

This has been taken as evidence that the large fortified perimeter of the ancient town was no longer defendable, and that the population of the city had considerably diminished.