Assertion: fortress's defense | /r/CapableOf | provide sufficient shield
Facets:
value: against invaders
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Spartan envoys urged the Athenians not to go through with the construction, arguing that a walled Athens would be a useful base for an invading army, and that the defenses of the isthmus of Corinth would provide a sufficient shield against invaders; however, despite these concerns the envoys did not strongly protest and did in fact give advice to the builders.