1 The soldiers beat off all the enemy attacks.

2 They beat off an attack by the rebel army.

3 McConnell beat off a challenge for his Senate seat.

4 She beat off a challenge to her leadership.

5 She beat off her attacker by hitting him with her handbag.

6 The smaller shopkeepers ganged together to beat off competition from the supermarkets.

7 Objective: to reduce costs, stay competitive, and beat off the threat from cheap foreign imports.

8 The 18-year-old from North Shields beat off eight opponents and a tendon injury to take the lead after the opening compulsory figures.

9 Mary tried to beat off the mosquitoes.

10 The garrison beat off all the enemy attacks.

11 Such expertise helps OFCs to beat off the competition.

12 The children beat off a challenge from nine other Darlington schools.

13 Our soldiers beat off the attacks of the enemy many times.

14 Liverpool beat off stiff competition from other leading European clubs to land Cole ,[] Jovanovic and Wilson.

15 They beat off the enemy ( all the enemy attacks ).

16 An elderly man, who was walking his pet, collapsed when he tried to beat off the Rottweiler.

17 Manufacturers were looking at different techniques in an effort to beat off their rivals.

18 He can also maintain quality ( whatever that is ), exclude malware, and beat off rivals.