Officers responded by firing tear gas shells and using their bamboo sticks to repel demonstrators.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

The US and other Nato allies have deployed Patriot missile interceptors to repel any possible attack by missiles or aircraft from Syria.

BBC: John Kerry holds talks on Syria crisis in Ankara

Premiership clubs were standing by to repel boarders after Juve won the Serie B title to return to the top flight after a one-season absence.

BBC: SPORT | Football | Europe | Juve 'to bypass Premier players'

He helped the Standard Chartered Bank repel a hostile takeover bid by British rival Lloyds Bank.

CNN: The Tough Trader