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The colonists sank into apathy until the arrival of Alexander Campbell of Fonab, sent by the company to organise a defence.
Civil defence is the responsibility of the Corps of Firefighters of the Vatican City State, the national fire brigade.
Family, friends, colleagues and the members of the research community customarily attend the defence.
Immediately after the defence, the supervisor, the opponent and the candidate drink coffee with the public.
Stockade fortifications were simple forms of defence of military camps or settlements, used since ancient Roman times and earlier.
Sometimes they would add additional defence by placing sharpened sticks in a shallow secondary trench outside the stockade.
Theories have been presented by historians, mostly of an expression of Roman power and Hadrian's policy of defence before expansion.
Plans for defence were drawn up and gun platforms were built, readying the Tower for war.
Expensive flood defence systems were proven ineffective and in some cases appeared to increase the problem.
The purpose of a barbican was not just to provide another line of defence but also to dictate the only approach to the gate.
Fortified islands could be added to the moat, adding another layer of defence.
A more popular alternative defence, which avoided damaging the castle, was to establish bulwarks beyond the castle's defences.
This testimony and the letter found on Teach's body by Maynard appeared compelling, but Knight conducted his defence with competence.
With the parliamentary victory in the Civil War, Milton used his pen in defence of the republican principles represented by the Commonwealth.
By January of the following year, Milton was ordered to write a defence of the English people by the Council of State.
On 24 February 1652, Milton published his Latin defence of the English people Defensio pro Populo Anglicano, also known as the First Defence.
The second defence praised Oliver Cromwell, now Lord Protector, while exhorting him to remain true to the principles of the Revolution.
In the Reflections, Burke argued against Price's interpretation of the Glorious Revolution and instead, gave a classic Whig defence of it.
Clive Owen, who had been linked to the role, also spoke in defence of Craig.
After a poor first season Gold was promoted to a Director of Rugby while defence coach Mike Ford became head coach.
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Rahman was ordered to honour the clause and give Lewis a rematch in his first title defence.
The next defence was an easy two round win against a hugely outclassed Juan Gerardo Carbrera.
Moss's quick thinking, and his defence of Hawthorn before the stewards, preserved Hawthorn's 6 points for finishing second behind Moss.
His successful defence of his Welsh Open title in 1995 was to be his last ranking title.
Sigismund advised the Crusaders to focus on defence when they reached the Danube, but they besieged the city of Nicopolis.
Except in military defence and foreign affairs, Hong Kong maintains its independent executive, legislative and judiciary powers.
In 736, the Emperor Xuanzong of Tang established a military stronghold in Tuen Mun to strengthen defence of the coastal area.
Foreign relations and defence are the responsibility of the Lord of Mann, however in practice are handled by the British Government.
However, the UK takes care of its external and defence affairs, and retains paramount power to legislate for the island.
However in 1980, she reverses this priority and tried to cut the defence budget.
The European Union is a supranational union and not a sovereign state, and has limited scope in the areas of foreign affairs and defence policy.
Considering the response to be unsatisfactory, de Gaulle began constructing an independent defence force for his country.
The issue of Georgian and Ukrainian membership in NATO prompted harsh criticism from Russia, as did NATO plans for a missile defence system.
Parliament passed an updated Cruisers and Convoys Act in 1708 allocating regular warships to the defence of trade.
All three were united in opposing Sir Robert Filmer's defence of divine right and absolute monarchy.
Within the princely states external affairs, defence and most communications were under British control.
Another was sent to France, asking her not to support Russia if it were to come to the defence of Serbia.
The defence became fully integrated with command of artillery at the divisional level.
Rather than relying on a heavily fortified front line, the defence was to be arranged in a series of echelons.
These deployments were controversial since Germany was bound by domestic law only to deploy troops for defence roles.
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As of December 2015 Reservists are available to the Armed Forces and participate in defence exercises and deployments abroad.
Himmler envisioned the SS as being an elite group of guards, Hitler's last line of defence.
The most important mission of the armed forces is the defence of Polish territorial integrity and Polish interests abroad.
This lack of understanding between the flak and flying branches of the defence would plague the Luftwaffe throughout the war.
As of 2012 Much of the military expenditure was focused on defence against Pakistan and countering growing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean.
When New York is vulnerable to attack the United States will not use her strategic weapon in defence of London.
I doubt whether we shall be able to pay for the bare minimum necessary for our defence.
However the defence commitment, of Article 4 of the Brussels Treaty, has not been subsumed.
In her first six months as Prime Minister, Thatcher repeatedly prioritised defence spending over economic policy and financial control.
The 1981 Defence Review by John Nott, the defence minister, dramatically cut the capabilities of the Royal Navy's surface fleet.
The United Kingdom Parliament retains responsibility for Scotland's defence, international relations and certain other areas.
As a dependency of the UK, the UK is responsible for Anguilla's military defence, although there are no active garrisons or armed forces present.
The defence of the Cayman Islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.
The defence and internal security of the Cayman Islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.
However, defence and most foreign relations are handled by the British Government.
Another surprise is that Newcastle have the meanest defence in all four leagues and they did their utmost to preserve the tag at Molineux.
Member states must agree unanimously for the EU to adopt policies concerning defence and foreign affairs.
British defence secretary Geoff Hoon later stated that the United Kingdom 'lost the argument' with the Bush administration over rebuilding Iraq.
The RFA is funded out of the UK defence budget and the Commodore commanding the RFA is directly responsible to the Royal Navy Fleet Commander.
The Government shall conduct domestic and foreign policy, civil and military administration and the defence of the State.
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The National Security Council, chaired by the president is the authority charged with formulating and executing defence policy for the nation.
The FIDF operates in a number of roles and is fully integrated into the defence scheme for the islands.
Four Typhoon aircraft provide air defence for the islands and surrounding territories and have a secondary ground attack role.
With the end of the Cold War and the Options for Change defence review in the early 1990s, BFG has been considerably reduced.
The General Treaty reserved foreign affairs and defence to the United Kingdom but allowed internal autonomy.
This principle translates into the culture, involving all citizens in the country's defence.
The Allies had had time to consider the problem, the French being brought around to agree that the key to the defence was the Malakoff.
With the last natural defence line at Mount Tumbledown breached, the Argentine town defences of Stanley began to falter.
I have never seen such a waste of public funds in the defence field since I have been involved in it these past 40 years.
As they can carry some dreadful diseases, mozzie defence is very important. It seems the types of mozzies and midges change from area to area.
Stoppard's father remained in Singapore as a British army volunteer, knowing that, as a doctor, he would be needed in its defence.
For this theory, the Principles gives the exposition and the Dialogues the defence.
Smith also fell to pressure in supporting some tariffs in support for national defence.
All the defendants denied the charges and claimed that they were merely protesting in defence of their rights.
To discourage further invasions, Kenya signed a defence pact with Ethiopia in 1969, which is still in effect.
Finland was considered a cooperative model state, and Finland did not oppose proposals for a common EU defence policy.
The army consists of a highly mobile field army backed up by local defence units.
Finnish defence expenditure per capita is one of the highest in the European Union.
The term total means that all sectors of the government and economy are involved in the defence planning.
The border guard is under the Ministry of the Interior but can be incorporated into the Defence Forces when required for defence readiness.
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King Edward I brought his armies to Perth in 1296 and with only a ditch for defence and little fortification, the city fell quickly.
For their defence, a new camp was built in Cardiff and other existing forts were repaired.
Welsh historical sources report that Maximus reorganized the defence of Britannia before departing for Gaul.
And, like his father, he, too, would die prematurely in defence of the realm.
James was acting according to Scotland's obligations to France under an older mutual defence treaty, the Auld Alliance.
The defence advocates seem to have presented no evidence and fled after the trial.
Defence of Scott subsumes a defence of a national culture against the attacks of Englishness.
The ROC was a defence warning organisation operating in the United Kingdom between 1925 and 31 December 1995 when it was stood down.
The central diamond within a walled city with four gates was thought to be a good design for defence.
If one is convicted at the district court, the defence can make an appeal on procedural grounds to the supreme court.
The engineering and defence sectors employ around 30,000 people in Scotland.
Turnhouse Aerodrome was the most northerly British air defence base in World War I used by the Royal Flying Corps.
Fittingly, his final vote was in defence of the welfare state which he had helped to create.
The main entrance to the castle is through the western barbican, an exterior defence in front of the main gate.
In coming to the defence of his people, Llywelyn incurred the wrath of de Turberville, who charged him with sedition.
It was never deployed overseas as a division, having been restricted to home defence duties around the United Kingdom.
He proceeded to organise the defence of the position, and fought off a German counterattack with heavy losses using captured machine guns.
On 1 December 1941, the division was placed on the Lower Establishment, having been earmarked for a static home defence role.
On 7 October, the 4th Army again dispersed its troops in the front defence zone.
Some however, support physical violence for emergency defence of self or others.
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However, no country has adopted this approach as the sole basis of its defence.
The Assembly cannot make laws on subject areas such as defence, tax or welfare benefits, whatever the result of this vote.
There will be a hearing to decide on venue, hearing an outline of the case from both prosecution and defence.
Their increasingly spiny forms in the last 1 billion years may indicate an increased need for defence against predation.
As a simple example, the evolution of predation may have caused one organism to develop a defence, while another developed motion to flee.
The distribution of alkaloids within tissues may also reflect defence against parasites.
Dave Gwyther completed the trio of prolific goalscorers whilst captain Keith Oakes provided strength in cental defence.
His opponent for this defence was the undefeated Ukrainian prospect Alexander Frenkel.
His first defence was against Matty Baldwin on 27 October in Boston, a match he won on points.
After his latest successful defence, Saldivar announced his retirement leaving his world title vacant.
But that would be his last title defence, as soon he decided to vacate the world title.
The bout was originally scheduled as a title defence, but Herman had lost his championship to Lynch the month before.
Seabirds, breeding predominantly on small isolated islands, have lost many predator defence behaviours.
Wilshere then opened up Everton's defence, but Van Persie lifted his finish over the onrushing Howard and also over the bar.
After the war, the Soviet Union proposed common Norwegian and Soviet administration and military defence of Svalbard.
Voltaire came to embody the Enlightenment with his defence of civil liberties, such as the right to a free trial and freedom of religion.
On 1 July 2010 Sweden stopped routine conscription, switching to an all volunteer force unless otherwise required for defence readiness.
Coastal management is defence against flooding and erosion, and techniques that stop erosion to claim lands.
Near Ostend, Knokke and Antwerp, heavy damage was done to the sea defence with local breaches.
Maass informed Rear Admiral Franz Hipper who commanded the German battlecruiser squadron, and who was responsible for local defence.
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The reverse benefits of its natural defence were not lost on Louis XI, who turned the Mont into a prison.
By covering his ear, Alexander indicated that he had turned his attention from an accusation in order to hear the defence.
In return for formal recognition of the lands he possessed, Rollo agreed to be baptised and assist the king in the defence of the realm.
Here, Philip's advance was halted by a defence led by the Earl of Leicester.
As Controller, he introduced torpedo boat destroyers as a class of ship intended for defence against attack from torpedo boats or submarines.
By May 1940, the 1st Army Group was responsible for the defence of France from the Channel coast to the west end of the Maginot Line.
Considering their training and equipment, they had to cover a long front and formed a weak point of the French defence system.
Rommel lost contact with General Hermann Hoth, having disobeyed orders by not waiting for the French to establish a new line of defence.
The German land forces could not remain inactive any longer, since it would allow the Allies to reorganise their defence or escape.
Guderian denied this and wrote that the defence of Calais was heroic but made no difference to the course of events at Dunkirk.
On the Bresle, German troops did little while they waited for the panzer divisions to envelop the southern flank of the IX Corps defence line.
The 4th Army captured bridgeheads over the Somme but the attack on the Aisne failed against the French defence in depth.
However, having concentrated his defence, he would not be able to move his forces again because of lack of fuel.
Fighting continued in this area for the next week, as the Axis tried to recover the small hill that was so important to their defence.
The word fortification can also refer to the practice of improving an area's defence with defensive works.
As part of defence works against the threat torpedo attack, work commenced on two northern breakwaters to complete the enclosed harbour.
One of the most dominant of the defence structures is the Portland Breakwater Fort, located on one of the outer breakwaters.
By 1917 the Royal Flying Corps was well established and taking an active part in the defence of Britain.
The city's economy also relies on the aerospace, defence, media, information technology, financial services and tourism industries.
Vixens are very protective of their kits, and have been known to even fight off terriers in their defence.
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They may permanently abandon their dens during mange outbreaks, possibly as a defence mechanism against the spread of disease.
Sparring and more vicious fights generally result from territorial defence in the breeding season.
Aggression among badgers is largely associated with territorial defence and mating.
One of the biggest causes of mortality in slowworms in suburban areas is the domestic cat, against which it has no defence.
Its chief means of defence lies in the foul tasting secretion that is produced by its paratoid glands and other glands on its skin.
Taylor is aware of the perception that he is the innocent, exploitable babe in the woods of the Geelong defence.
For the defence of the legs were worn a sort of iron boots, called Greeves.
There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a proper defence in a moment of surprise.
The Canaries went ahead when the home defence failed to clear their lines and Pilkington was on hand to slide in his eighth goal of the campaign.
The cantonments, it transpired, were singularly ill-sited for defence, being built on low, marshy ground, overlooked by hills on all sides.
How can one explain the hypocrisy, chop logic and outright lying now being mustered daily in defence of hunting with hounds?
Although I dispraise not the defence of just immunities, yet love my peace better, if that were all.
The tired France were unable to break down the German defence, so they brought on some fresh legs.
Its engines power more than 30 types of commercial aircraft and it has more than 30,000 engines in service in the civil and defence sectors.
Because of their topography and perceived remoteness, parts of Scotland have housed many sensitive defence establishments.
Through the Common Foreign and Security Policy, the EU has developed a role in external relations and defence.
Later medieval castles at Helmsley, Middleham and Scarborough were built as a means of defence against the invading Scots.
He had Constantine's principal court supporter executed and Constantine abandoned plans to march to Honorius's defence.
They asked for help from Honorius, who replied that they should look to their own defence.
Eadulf, a Saxon noble, was appointed to organise the defence of Sussex but died from the plague before much could be done.
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At the centre of Alfred's reformed military defence system was the network of burhs, distributed at strategic points throughout the kingdom.
Norwich soon began imposing themselves on that patched-up defence with Holt having their best early chance, only to see it blocked by Simpson.
But most importantly for the defence of the principality, iron and specialised weaponry were also imported.
The work represented a staunch defence of papal supremacy, albeit one couched in somewhat contingent terms.
In the Armada year of 1588, Raleigh had some involvement with defence against the Spanish at Devon.
It was not a fair trial as both his defence, and deportment at the time of defence bears out.
Charles, however, argued that there was no legal bar to collecting the tax for defence during peacetime and throughout the whole of the kingdom.
In one stroke Charles destroyed his supporters' efforts to portray him as a defence against innovation and disorder.
Finally, foreign powers threatened to overthrow the Revolution, which responded with extremism and systematic violence in its own defence.
Napoleon then left his men and returned to Paris to prepare the defence against the advancing Russians.
Napoleon had seen the massacre of the King's Swiss Guard there three years earlier and realised that artillery would be the key to its defence.
Wellesley submitted a memorandum to Lord Castlereagh on the defence of Portugal.
It was thought there was no defence against air attack, particularly at night.
While the failure of night defence preparation was undeniable, it was not the AOC's responsibility to accrue resources.
Although night air defence was causing greater concern before the war, it was not at the forefront of RAF planning.
Dowding agreed air defence would require some offensive action, and fighters could not defend Britain alone.
The Conservative Party believes that in the 21st century defence and security are interlinked.
This review will include both defence and homeland security related matters.
The Conservative Party also pledged to increase Britain's share of the global defence market as Government policy.
Thatcher herself claimed philosophical inspiration from the works of Burke and Friedrich Hayek for her defence of liberal economics.
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Central to its populism is its defence of democracy and its claim to represent the true democratic will of the British people.
It wants to see the UK's Army turned into a home defence force, and has pledged to take the UK out of NATO unilaterally.
A keep was a great tower and usually the most strongly defended point of a castle before the introduction of concentric defence.
It was built, in the late 11th or early 12th century of earth with timber palisades for defence and a one or two storey wooden dwelling.
Current flood defence schemes protect some of these properties from flooding.
As a result, BAE Systems is the successor to many of the most famous British aircraft, defence electronics and warship manufacturers.
European governments wished to see the merger of their defence manufacturers into a single entity, a European Aerospace and Defence Company.
Meanwhile, GEC was also under pressure to participate in defence industry consolidation.
In June 2002, BAE Systems confirmed it was in takeover discussions with TRW, an American aerospace, automotive and defence business.
Major naval projects include the Astute class nuclear submarine, Type 45 air defence destroyer and Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier.
The US defence market is competitive, however largely between American firms, while foreign companies are excluded.
The attraction of MES to British Aerospace was largely its ownership of Tracor, a major American defence contractor.
In late 2013 Astrium was merged with Cassidian, the defence division of EADS and Airbus Military to form Airbus Defence and Space.
The successful outcome of the war had reaffirmed Portsmouth's significance as a naval port and importance to the defence of British interests.
Early in the Beagle voyage, Darwin nearly lost his position on the ship when he criticised FitzRoy's defence and praise of slavery.
Watt's vigorous defence of his patents resulted in the continued use of the Newcomen engine in an effort to avoid royalty payments.
Longships were used extensively by the Leidang, the Scandinavian defence fleets.
There were also official communities within towns and villages, the overall defence, religion, the legal system and the Things.
Pakistan has deployed its military in some Arab countries, providing defence, training, and playing advisory roles.
As the Vatican City is an enclave within Italy, its military defence is provided by the Italian armed forces.
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However, there is no formal defence treaty with Italy, as the Vatican City is a neutral state.
A lack of assuredness in defence, with Spurs missing holding midfielder Scott Parker, also did not help the home side and Norwich took advantage to score the winner.
At half-time, Poyet replaced Wes Brown with Liam Bridcutt in the heart of defence and sent out the rest of the players to atone for their first-half mistakes. To no avail.
Mario Veit worked his way to a rematch against Calzaghe in Braunschweig, Germany, in July 2005, marking Calzaghe's second defence on foreign soil.
Western countries were sympathetic to the Chinese in their struggle, particularly in their stubborn defence of Shanghai, a city with a substantial number of foreigners.
Wales chose to bring their back-five into the game early on with Andy Powell, Sam Warburton, Dan Lydiate and Bradley Davies making inroads into the England defence.
Areas that remain the responsibility of Denmark include military defence, the police department, the justice department, currency, and foreign affairs.
Their first half was marred by the entire side playing too deep, completely unable to build up any form of decent possession once the ball left their bewildered defence.
Llywelyn now left Dafydd to lead the defence of Gwynedd and took a force south, trying to rally support in mid and south Wales and open up an important second front.
There is discussion about his exact contribution to the development of radar, for his wartime defence projects have never been officially acknowledged by the UK government.
The extent of damage caused in such a short period across wide areas has brought into focus the overall performance of UK central government flood defence strategies.
Birmingham had their defence to thank for a clean sheet, although they were lucky to escape when Manuel da Costa shot off-target and then headed wide.
In one way the book is a straightforward defence of eccentricity, a plea for the importance of valuing individuals who choose to dance to a different tune.
In Hodgson's defence, it must be stated that in large parts this was a vibrant, energetic performance with the emphasis almost exclusively on attack.
The canals served for defence, water management and transport.
I am sorry to engrieve any other man's doings, but it serveth me for a piece of my defence, and therefore I wish that no man should gather evil of it.
As it is, I would defend her honor even though I died in that defence.
And Van Persie fittingly had the final word with seconds to go by escaping Chelsea's defence once more to thump high past Cech in front of Arsenal's joyous supporters.
Such treaties typically concern matters such as tax, finance, environment and trade, and other matters not relating directly to defence and international representation.
United's defence went missing in the 47th minute when Kolarov and Negredo combined and the predatory Aguero was once more the beneficiary with a simple side-footed finish.
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Its engines power more than 30 types of commercial aircraft, and it has more 30,000 engines currently in service across both the civil and defence sectors.
By mutual agreement, the British Government manages the islands' foreign affairs and defence and the UK Parliament has the authority to legislate on their behalf.
The hollow between the Old and New Towns was formerly the Nor Loch, which was created for the town's defence but came to be used by the inhabitants for dumping their sewage.
Norwich's attack centred on a front pair of Steve Morison and Grant Holt, but Younes Kaboul at the heart of the Tottenham defence dominated in the air.
It is not part of the United Kingdom, and has an international identity separate from that of the UK, but the UK is constitutionally responsible for the defence of Jersey.
The Pennines were controlled by the tribal federation of the Brigantes, made up of mainly small tribes who inhabited the area and cooperated on defence and external affairs.
France and the United Kingdom maintained technologically advanced armed forces with power projection capabilities and maintain large defence budgets to this day.
The predecessors of the European Union were not devised as a military alliance because NATO was largely seen as appropriate and sufficient for defence purposes.
Together, the UK and France account for approximately 40 per cent of European countries' defence budget and 50 per cent of their military capacity.
Then he took a points win over Young Nipper, a successful defence of his European title against Raymond Vittet, finishing with a points win over Eddie Beattie.
The state was neutral during World War II, but offered clandestine assistance to the Allies, particularly in the potential defence of Northern Ireland.
To the authorities, counterintelligence was a fundamental line of defence.
The Roman military was split into the Roman army and the Roman navy, although these two branches were less distinct than they tend to be in modern defence forces.
Towards the end of the 4th century Britain came under increasing pressure from barbarian attacks, and there were not enough troops to mount an effective defence.
Italia was left without effective indigenous defence forces thereafter.
Although few were bothered by the epistolary style, Richardson feels obliged to continue his postscript with a defence of the form based on the success of it in Pamela.
There was debate over the extent to which the European Union membership aided security and defence in comparison to the UK's membership of NATO and the United Nations.
Welsh legend relates that before launching his usurpation, Maximus made preparations for an altered governmental and defence framework for the beleaguered provinces.
The Roman military was far from being solely a defence force.
Geoffrey also makes the defence of the city from the Saxon sneak attack a holy cause, having Dubricius offer absolution of all sins for those who fall in battle.
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The organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party.
In its defence, ITV does continue to show its major strengths in the fields of sports coverage and drama productions, and it continues to schedule national news in primetime.
Restoring religion and learning in Wessex, Abels contends, was to Alfred's mind as essential to the defence of his realm as the building of the burhs.
Weygand had organised a defence in depth and frustrated the crossing.
England's win was built on industry and discipline, epitomised by the performances of Manchester City's Joleon Lescott in defence and Scott Parker in midfield.
Few members spend more than two percent of their gross domestic product on defence, with the United States accounting for three quarters of NATO defense spending.
Johnson argues remains unsurpassed in its argumentative force, Wollstonecraft indicts Burke's defence of an unequal society founded on the passivity of women.
This advantage in manpower was vital in overpowering the crews of larger vessels, which themselves often lacked sufficient crewmembers to put up a strong defence.
This sometimes led to compromising defence for the sake of display.
However it is a well known fact that the trial given to Henry Vane as to his own person, and defence of his own part played for the Long Parliament was a foregone conclusion.
On the southern perimeter the Germans broke in again and could not be forced back, the defence being hampered by fifth columnists sniping from the town.
From the outside, Lloyd George called for the party to abandon the government completely in defence of free trade, but only a few MPs and candidates followed.
Queensberry won a counterclaim against Wilde for the considerable expenses he had incurred on lawyers and private detectives in organising his defence.
De Witt further conceded that William would be admitted as a member of the Raad van State, the Council of State, then the generality organ administering the defence budget.
However, in November 1992, as part of defence spending cuts, the closure was announced of both the naval base and the research establishments on Portland.
It was evident that Germany could no longer mount a successful defence.
Faced with this level of defence, the division was halted and spent the following days reconnoitring the German positions preparing for an assault.
During the extremely harsh winter that followed, Wellesley and his regiment formed part of an allied force holding the defence line along the Waal River.
If, on the other hand, the child did not consent, the consent of the person having custody or care and control of the child may support a defence of lawful excuse.
Ney at this time had few infantry reserves left, as most of the infantry had been committed either to the futile Hougoumont attack or to the defence of the French right.
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From 1930 onward Morton headed a department of the Committee of Imperial Defence charged with researching the defence preparedness of other nations.
Members of the German high command viewed this new scheme with some favour and it later became the basis of an elastic defence in depth doctrine against Entente attacks.
Dowding accepted that as AOC, he was responsible for the day and night defence of Britain and the blame, should he fail, would be laid at his door.
The First World War left Britain saddled with enormous debts, and the Great Depression had further reduced Britain's ability to pay for defence of its empire.
Iceland has the smallest population of any NATO member and is the only one with no standing army, with the lightly armed coast guard in charge of defence.
On 5 May 1951, a defence agreement was signed with the United States.
In 1579, the northern half of the Seventeen Provinces forged the Union of Utrecht in which they committed to support each other in their defence against the Spanish army.
The Finnish Defence Forces regional offices are responsible for the regional defence preparations and for the administration of conscription within the region.
For much of the Cold War the primary role of the RAF was the defence of Western Europe against potential attack by the Soviet Union, with many squadrons based in West Germany.
The Luftwaffe lacked an effective air defence system early in the war.
Michael Glover and Jonathan Riley note that while in reserve, the Royal Welch Fusiliers battalions of the 115th Brigade took part in coastal defence duties.
Sperrle wanted to eradicate the air defence infrastructure by bombing it.
The East of England civil defence region was identical to today's region.
More recently defence, telecommunications, information technology and electronics have been important industries in Bristol, Swindon and elsewhere.
Meggitt is a leading aerospace and defence contractor, based west of Bournemouth Airport, with Hobbycraft, at a former BAC works in Hurn, close to West Parley.
By 1955, defence arguments had become less relevant due to the dominance of air power, and both the British and French governments supported technical and geological surveys.
Built in 1806 as a defence against Napoleon, it has also been a Coast Guard lookout, a family home, a golf clubhouse and a Second World War Naval mine control post.
Many of the Fighter Command airfields were never attacked, while raids against supposed fighter airfields fell instead on bomber or coastal defence stations.
These were seen as unsuccessful, and neither the Reichsmarschall nor his subordinates realised how vital the Chain Home stations were to the defence systems.
The defence operations at Kohima and Imphal in 1944 have since taken on huge symbolic value as the turning of the tide in British fortunes in the war in the East.
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This was reversed in the 2000s, when Tarja Halonen and Erkki Tuomioja made Finland's official policy to resist other EU members' plans for common defence.
In defence the Englishman took any punishment that came his way.
The United Kingdom must, therefore, have its own retaliatory defence.
On 16 October, the Belgians and some French reinforcements began the defence of western Belgium and the French Channel ports, at the Battle of the Yser.
And a country that cannot provide for its defence is finished.
The Finnish military doctrine is based on the concept of total defence.
But the Assembly saw itself as playing an important role, particularly with greater right of scrutiny, membership, experience and expertise in defence policy.
The company faces fewer impediments in this sense than its European counterparts, as there is a high degree of integration between the US and UK defence establishments.
In 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon took over the WEU's mutual defence clause.
It provided support services in defence research and technology.
He or she has a right to propose defence or security missions.
Somerset is an important supplier of defence equipment and technology.
To counter the Saxon aggression and solidify their own presence, the Danes constructed the huge defence fortification of Danevirke in and around Hedeby.
The defence was usually not equally strong throughout however.
Units of the Iraqi Special Republican Guard led the defence of the city.
As response to French request for solidarity, Finnish defence minister commented in November that Finland could and is willing to offer intelligence support.
In order to allow a better defence of the coast against a possible Allied landing, the Germans destroyed the mauresque casino that was located near the beach area.
Following the war, with the buildup of Naval and military forces in Bermuda, the primary leg of the Bermudian economy became defence infrastructure.
To us who dwell on the uttermost confines of the earth and of freedom, this remote sanctuary of Britain's glory has up to this time been a defence.
It is responsible for fire fighting, as well as a range of civil defence scenarios including flood, natural disaster, and mass casualty management.

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