In Britain, his main gripes were spreading suburbia, neglected defences, and the rise of a pliant state-educated clerisy. |
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One might think of this as illustrating the defences of splitting, projection and rationalization. |
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Pioneered in the air war against the country's neighbour, these drones were designed to decoy air defences and save the lives of pilots. |
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This encompasses securing the site perimeter, demolition and site clearance, flood defences, sheet piling, public riverside promenade and plaza. |
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Two title defences on home soil preceded the launch of McGuigan in Las Vegas, outdoors at Caesars Palace. |
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After TB germs enter the body, in most cases, the body's defences control the germs. |
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His seven-year reign and 19 successful title defences constitute a record for the 115-pound division. |
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This includes bridge building, mine clearance, water supply, bulk fuels, route maintenance and field defences. |
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Nevertheless, eight consecutive title defences over the following two years put paid to any suggestion that Ali was not a worthy champion. |
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At a preparatory hearing he raised possible defences of duress, necessity and public interest. |
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Five of his title defences have come against last weeks opponent or against Joichiro Tatsuyoshi from whom he won the title. |
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I was about 13 and I just thought, I'm in a madhouse, everybody is mad, so you do develop defences. |
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I was thinking of Hoddle the legend, the midfield maestro who could unlock defences within a moment. |
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Money is also needed to maintain existing defences and pay for better flood forecasting. |
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But civil service mandarins already have their defences prepared if they are called before the inquiry to be headed by Lord Fraser. |
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All twelve of Devil fighters scrambled and accelerated to top speed and engaged the puny defences of Sky Base Beta. |
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Saturday's match had plenty of open play but solid defences proved hard to breach at both ends of the pitch. |
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The second half produced some excellent spells of crisp passing from Town, but defences dominated. |
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Everton have used his pace to turn opposition defences, and the through ball has yielded dividends in conjunction with this speed. |
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It seems clear that the judge also rejected the defences of accident and self-defence. |
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Should a critic drop her defences in the face of soft journalism, thumbnail description and popular explanation? |
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I think they were mainly aiming at the drunks, whose defences are down after a night on the tiles. |
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Modern weather forecasts and military defences are dependent on the performance of the batteries in these satellites. |
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It was another low scoring game with defences on both sides dominating but it was Longford who got on top in the second quarter. |
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Camulodunum, which had yet to receive defences, was overwhelmed, and put to the torch. |
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Fighters are allowed to keep the title belt after three successful defences. |
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Far from being an entertaining contest, it was one that the defences and midfields dominated. |
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Their coastal defences penetrated, the Germans set into motion a train of events to turn the tables. |
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The Swedish-designed defences, which consist of a barrier made of wood and reinforced plastic sheeting, were erected last year. |
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The November floods highlighted many shortcomings in the existing flood defences of our region. |
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Parliament, however, has sought to mitigate the worst effects of strict liability by including defences in some statutes. |
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In a nip and tuck thirty minutes just two scores were recorded with both defences in top form. |
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When the Vandals launched a massive invasion of Gaul in 406, decades of fighting ensued, overstretching the Roman defences. |
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Although badly mutilated by quarrying, some of the defences can still be traced, especially on the north and north-west sides. |
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Then it turned into a carnivore, sloughed its armour and acquired a new set of biological and chemical defences. |
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With both defences standing firm, the scorers remained untroubled until the final minute of the first period. |
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Against good international defences that takes nerve, bravery and no little skill. |
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For the first fortnight the Turks assaulted the land defences, breaching the outer walls, but could still not get inside. |
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The brutal battle raged all day as wave after wave of enemy infantry and tanks were hurled against defences strained to breaking point. |
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A few days later, a pompous brigadier turned up and criticised Churchill for leaving a gap in his defences. |
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The city was on a knife-edge tonight as its flood defences faced their toughest test following the continuing deluge. |
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In an attack map, success depends on a quick strike into the enemy defences before they become too dug in. |
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The observant visitor to the Norfolk coast can hardly fail to notice its abundant Second World War defences, especially pillboxes. |
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He pronounced military defences ready for a potential missile attack, but said the risks of such a strike were slim. |
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With both defences working industriously they succeeded in minimising scoring chances during the first half exchanges. |
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It was reasonable to defend the committee's reasoning, although not all defences found favour. |
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This cup tie set up a special local derby with efficiently organised defences well on top of the first quarter exchanges. |
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D was convicted of murder having raised both the defences of provocation and diminished responsibility. |
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He hints that his place in the pantheon is not yet secure, though Saturday's contest will extend to eight his record of world title defences. |
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They are testing combination drugs which will knock down bacterial defences and allow antibiotics to do the work they were born to do. |
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Fast forward to the present day and it turns out that the current European Championships are staging a whole host of title defences. |
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The prolonged period of peace in Europe has created a dangerous temptation to neglect our defences, both physical and psychological. |
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The increased risk of flooding due to climate change necessitates extra defences to be built. |
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Now is the ideal time to go to an acupuncturist if you want to improve your body's natural defences against winter coughs and colds. |
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During the Second World War the defences were rescarped against tank attack. |
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The royal citadel, to strengthen the defences, was begun in 1666 and the dockyard at Devonport was developed in William III's reign. |
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Either way, it would clearly take all of the cunning and guile of an evil criminal mastermind to penetrate such online defences. |
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What that would tell Woodward was all about the porous defences rather than exhilarating attacks. |
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These include barricades and vehicle chicanes and checkpoints outside the SECDET as well as internal defences. |
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And, of course, Mike and Kitty are the proud possessors of Jim's Lonsdale Belt won for those successful defences on his British title. |
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When Cawood faced severe flooding in 2000, club members pumped away water seeping through the flood defences for three days. |
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In some cases defendants run the two qualified defences of provocation and diminished responsibility in tandem. |
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The Ings, one of the flood defences for York, is inundated, and farmer Chris Kirby woke this morning to find his farm submerged. |
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Some years ago the flood defences of London were substantially upgraded at huge cost. |
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The Jacobite forces were well entrenched and kept up a steady bombardment of the city, which shredded the defences inside the walls. |
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Outside the main defences lay large outworks such as the Terra Nova and Fort William. |
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This was hardly a thriller, but there was plentiful excitement due to a plethora of mistakes from both defences in the second half. |
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In the first six months of 1944 Rommel strongly reinforced the defences and placed obstacles on all large beaches. |
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The class includes a subclass whose members have claims or defences that raise common issues not shared by all class members. |
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The exchanges were dynamic and carefree with both sets of defences mournfully looking on as they were outgunned and outmanoeuvred. |
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Better still, Glasgow should now recognise the man who has now stretched his Scottish record of world title defences to seven. |
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Engineers looking at flood defences, modelling catchments, sewer systems and watercourses take many factors into consideration. |
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The law of defamation provides for the defences of fair comment and of qualified privilege in appropriate cases. |
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This is because they have perfected several cast iron defences against criticism. |
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The drama is in the emotional defences each soldier employs to survive the horrors they face. |
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After the first flood, we had set up an action group to campaign for flood defences for Malton and Norton. |
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Having split Brechin's defences after 22 minutes, a furiously-contested game latterly became something of a white-knuckle ride. |
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Displays will include copies of the plans submitted to Ryedale District Council and artist's impressions showing how the defences will look. |
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Water levels reached the critical point in the early hours, breaching flood defences. |
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Councils are to be stripped of the power to divert money meant for flood defences to other cash-strapped services. |
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Coastal defences had held well under the extreme conditions of recent days, the Environment Agency said. |
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Nor can he be held entirely responsible for the inadequacy of the flood defences, despite a specific warning well in advance. |
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The land was reclaimed from the waters in the 1950s when flood defences were constructed. |
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York was on a knife-edge tonight as the city's flood defences faced their toughest test following the continuing deluge. |
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Engineers tend to operate under worst-case scenarios, comparing the cost of building defences with likely damage. |
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The kremlin was established in the 11th century and is one of the earliest to have stone defences. |
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Environment Agency engineers were inspecting the repaired flood defences before giving them the all-clear. |
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Officials say the defences will allow for a predicted rise in sea level and be built to blend in with the townscape. |
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China's simple defences against flood, needing annual repair and renewal, deteriorated rapidly from neglect and destruction. |
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With play moving fast up and down field the defences on each side were getting the better of the forward lines. |
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There were big bad wolves at the door back then and the rituals and ceremonies we observed were an important part of our defences against them. |
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Rivaldo is equipped with a lethal left foot that has gone through more than a few defences. |
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Users are advised to use personal firewalls and anti-virus defences to defend against infection. |
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The defendants denied the article was libellous and said even if it was, they were covered by a number of defences. |
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Thousands of York residents were urged today to back a campaign for greater funding for flood defences. |
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Like the Scarborough lido, the Jubilee Pool is an open-air pool filled with unheated sea water and also forms part of the coastal defences. |
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Callose, lignin and suberin are polymers that can be elicited as plant defences that reinforce cell walls of some species. |
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Slowly but surely, the water level is rising, and pathetic river and sea defences aren't going to do anything to stop more flooding. |
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It also reminds us that it takes courage sometimes to learn, to let go certain defences in order to try, to risk failure. |
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Coastline defences include a nearby air base and military jets still roar overhead. |
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A planning application for Malton and Norton's flood defences, which will consist of embankments and flood walls, will be submitted this week. |
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With both sets of defences holding the edge over the opposing attackers, the opening twenty minutes was a dead affair. |
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And all my armour and resources and defences have stripped away, leaving me soft and vulnerable, and gently bleeding. |
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The brittleness of both Old Firm defences meant the invoking of bygones in the lead-up to yesterday's derby. |
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He will also equal Jim Watt's record of four successful title defences. |
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These defences recognise that it is not desirable to criminalise young people for sexual experimentation, despite how we as parents might feel about that activity. |
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A possible solution is to use demountable defences which can be put into place when there is a risk of flooding and then taken down when the river has subsided. |
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His left foot can still carve routes through opposition defences and, if some of his speed has gone, then he is also more worldly-wise than he once was. |
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But one thing I remember, as we churned down the Mississippi in a painted paddle steamer, was his pride in the flood defences protecting New Orleans. |
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Areas on the map are given low, moderate or significant risk ratings according to their location, the predicted water levels and the flood defences in place. |
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If it comes to a situation where we believe there are organisations that have declared war, then we have to provide defences as if there is a war. |
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The island's defences were in poor shape to meet such a danger. |
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I'm currently sitting in Priory Park, on the banks of the city's defences in the shade of a beautiful holm oak so that I can see my laptop's screen on such a bright day. |
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The delay enabled the Japanese garrison of 19,000 troops to construct the most formidable beach defences, a way through which had to be cleared by underwater demolition teams. |
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More than 4,000 people were poised for evacuation today after flood defences on the River Derwent were breached two miles from Howden, near Selby. |
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Mr Bailey had previously warned that the need for defences was a matter of life or death, saying that floodwaters often made the village inaccessible to emergency services. |
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For example Sir Hal Colebatch's first major speech in the Senate, on November 22, 1929, had urged Australia to help fund completion of the base, including landward defences. |
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Its southern corner, sharper than the others and bristling with defences, has a keep rising above it like a prow of some fantastically huge ocean liner. |
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The outer defences comprise only a V-shaped ditch across the headland. |
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It is one of the few bacteria that can get past all the unborn baby's defences, crossing the cervix and amniotic membrane to create a pre-birth infection. |
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The hard component was often formed from calcium carbonate, as found in shellfish, but other durable defences were provided by chitin in crustaceans and insects. |
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Set on the northern edge of the Hampshire downs, Beacon Hill commands fine views northwards with defences utilizing the local topography to good effect. |
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Even if English law were codified, it seems likely that courts would retain some power to develop defences to liability by creating new rules and extending old ones. |
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Yet as both defences struggled to contain their respective opponents, the Germans drew first blood thanks to a magnificent 50-yard field goal which was well worth four points. |
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In Malton and Norton, defences will be a mix of reinforced concrete retaining walls, earth embankments and steel sheet piling to run parallel with the river. |
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Meanwhile in Pickering residents living around the Beck Isle Museum fought a losing battle as water seeped through stacked sandbags and home-made defences into their houses. |
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Hopkins has earned his status as one of the all-time middleweight greats by remaining unbeaten through world title defences spanning over a decade. |
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As far as the office itself is concerned, companies have to break away from their traditional reliance on the perimeter firewall and look to harden up defences from within. |
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Both sets of defences were on high alert as play swung from side to side. |
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The defences of qualified privilege and comment will only be defeated when a plaintiff demonstrates that the defendant was motivated by express malice. |
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Some days he is blinding, and destroys top class defences, but other times he is the quietest player on the pitch and would be better off staying at home. |
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The two teams continued to fight on and both sets of defences dug in deep and contested every ball with stout-hearted blocking, hooking and tackling. |
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He possesses that rare ability to unlock defences to break a stalemate. |
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After heavy tanks had breached the enemy's forward defences, massed squadrons of light tanks supported by aircraft would roam at large behind enemy lines. |
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New saltmarshes, mudflats and sandflats would evolve and help to form natural sea defences, as well as create a prime location for rare species to make their homes. |
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Sewers will remain the Achilles' heel of York's flood defences if environment chiefs fail to invest in the city's drainage system, according to a city leader. |
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Both editors offered high-minded defences for their cheap gibes. |
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Compromised host defences have been implicated in the development of cryptogenic abscess and may have a role in the aetiology of most hepatic abscesses. |
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His direct running has caused problems for defences and his increased goal threat has lifted him to the top of the scoring charts at Man City with nine goals. |
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Following the defences round, Roman remains, comprising the typical red tile and ragstone, can be seen at Cooper's Row and about 45 m. north of Tower Hill underground station. |
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In a game where two well-matched teams cancelled each other out, both defences were able to snuff out the few genuine attacks made by either side. |
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If the tide was up, the limpid water would wash up against the sea defences, and the smaller sailing boats that infest the river would tack right up to the sea wall. |
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The Romans also developed tunnelling for military purposes, either by breaking through behind enemy defences or by undermining fortifications to cause their collapse. |
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His image will always be that of leader to United's brilliant new generation, idol of the fans and mesmeriser of defences up and down the country. |
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Two half chances at either end did not tax the defences or keepers. |
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But surveys show that the environmental benefits of riverscapes are high up on people's list of priorities, with flood defences, understandably, of particular concern. |
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Fighting against well dug in troops and defences that had been prepared years in advance they clawed their way over the dunes and onto the coastlines and into the hedgerows. |
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His capacity for taking the mickey out of defences was also legendary even though he could be diffident in front of goal in a way that Finney would have found unnatural. |
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Upon retreat, the Allies also wanted to destroy coastal defences, port structures and all strategic buildings. |
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From 1600 to 1603, as governor of the Channel Island of Jersey, Raleigh modernised its defences. |
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The Frankwell flood defences were completed in 2003, along with the new offices of the borough council. |
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These lower reaches are protected from tidal flooding by a series of floodbanks and defences. |
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In that case the enemy himself could have occupied the defences of Corinth and held at bay all the Union troops that arrived. |
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And in front too there flowed a stream with an unsure ford, and companies of armed men had taken up position along the defences. |
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Much of the modern understanding of the Fortress defences has come from extensive excavations undertaken by Leslie Peter Wenham. |
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These bases were prepared in advance, often by capturing an estate and augmenting its defences with surrounding ditches, ramparts and palisades. |
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Luckily enough, Louis fell ill and had to retire from the conflict while Henry's defences held against his enemies. |
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However, the citizens of Reims built and reinforced the city's defences before Edward and his army arrived. |
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Edward besieged the city for five weeks, but the defences held and there was no coronation. |
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Many areas did little or nothing to change their city defences, perhaps an indication that they were left untouched by the wars. |
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Parker hastily organized his defences and placed Nelson in command of Fort Charles, which covered the approaches to Kingston. |
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Thereafter, the Luftwaffe gradually decreased daylight operations in favour of nocturnal attacks, to avoid RAF defences. |
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The general neglect of the RAF until the late spurt in 1938 had left sparse resources to build defences. |
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The defences failed to prevent widespread damage but on some occasions did prevent German bombers concentrating on their targets. |
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This raid was significant, as 63 German fighters were sent with the bombers, indicating the growing effectiveness of RAF night fighter defences. |
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Wars with France meant that defences had to be built here and soon plans for a Folkestone Harbour began. |
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Many of the city's former defences are now museums, or venues for hosting events. |
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The Tudor era Southsea Castle has a small museum, and much of the seafront defences leading up to the Round Tower are open to the public. |
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Viruses, bacteria, fungi and cancers evolve to be resistant to host immune defences, as well as pharmaceutical drugs. |
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However, small herbivores rather than macrograzers or simulated herbivory are expected to trigger the induction of anti-herbivory defences. |
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A new entrance was created, with elaborate defences including two gatehouses and a barbican. |
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Although the defences were repaired, the palace buildings were left in a state of neglect after Henry's death. |
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The castle's defences were enhanced in the 1640s to prepare the castle for action in the English Civil War. |
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King John undertook some building works at Windsor, but primarily to the accommodation rather than the defences. |
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Rupert immediately began to reorder the castle's defences, repairing the Round Tower and reconstructing the real tennis court. |
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Many castles were originally built from earth and timber, but had their defences replaced later by stone. |
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Early castles often exploited natural defences, lacking features such as towers and arrowslits and relying on a central keep. |
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The gatehouse contained a series of defences to make a direct assault more difficult than battering down a simple gate. |
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Water defences, such as moats or natural lakes, had the benefit of dictating the enemy's approach to the castle. |
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The introduction of castles to Denmark was a reaction to attacks from Wendish pirates, and they were usually intended as coastal defences. |
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Lowering the defences in this way had the effect of making them easier to scale with ladders. |
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A more popular alternative defence, which avoided damaging the castle, was to establish bulwarks beyond the castle's defences. |
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A castle with earthen ramparts, a motte, and timber defences and buildings could have been constructed by an unskilled workforce. |
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Also often found near a castle, sometimes within its defences, was the parish church. |
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The guards remain a fully functional part of royal defences though through the years they have become a tourist attraction. |
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In addition to these literary defences of the Commonwealth and his character, Milton continued to translate official correspondence into Latin. |
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Angelo has high HP, but middlesome defences, so it won't be too long before he gets his just desserts. |
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In early October, he began to strengthen his northern defences against a possible invasion. |
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Despite the reversal, the attack had been seen as a success by the Allies and Germans as it proved that tanks could overcome trench defences. |
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By contrast, the Habsburg frontier had settled somewhat, a stalemate caused by a stiffening of the Habsburg defences. |
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Adolf Hitler's foreign policy had pushed Germany into war before these defences could be fully developed. |
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The Luftwaffe was forced to improvise and construct its defences during the war. |
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These gave crews practice in navigation and avoiding air defences, and set off air raid alarms which disturbed civilian morale. |
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The Luftwaffe consistently varied its tactics in its attempts to break through the RAF defences. |
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Concerned about inflicting casualties on their own troops, many bombers delayed their attacks too long and failed to hit the beach defences. |
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They also started clearing the gullies of enemy defences so that vehicles could move off the beach. |
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Aberdeenshire Council has held meetings about the possible construction of flood defences. |
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This British Army detachment constitutes the most potent part of Brunei's defences. |
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They had also not seen any enemy aircraft since landing at San Carlos and may have been overconfident in the air defences. |
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With the last natural defence line at Mount Tumbledown breached, the Argentine town defences of Stanley began to falter. |
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To guard against floods, a series of defences against the water were contrived. |
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These defences were the strongest of any city in Scotland in the Middle Ages. |
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Evidence that at times occupants neglected the defences might suggest that symbolic power was as significant as warfare. |
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With the River Nith on two sides and the Lochar Moss on another, Dumfries was a town with good natural defences. |
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Further challenges and defences were made well into the nineteenth century, but the issue was moot by then. |
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Stone defences were added to the earthen ditch and rampart by AD 110 and the fort was occupied until the middle or end of that century. |
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Henry II rushed to north Wales for a few days to shore up defences there, before returning to his main army now gathering in Oswestery. |
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Both the military defences and the internal accommodation of these castles were significantly improved. |
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Work recommenced on completing the outer defences, first under James' direction and then, after his death in 1309, Master Nicolas de Derneford. |
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The Edwardian town and castle acted as the administrative centre of north Wales and as a result the defences were built on a grand scale. |
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A bretagium, a type of stockade, was created around the site to protect it while the permanent defences were under construction. |
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He captured the Constable outside the castle and he and his men captured the outer ward but could not break into the inner defences. |
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More ground was gained in subsequent attacks, but German defences and rain hindered moves to clear Mametz Wood. |
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Minor attacks took place after 20 September, as both sides jockeyed for position and reorganised their defences. |
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Some were captured, and several were damaged to such an extent they were never maintained as defences again. |
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The castles and towns' defences were repaired at considerable expense and brought back into service, garrisoned by local Royalists. |
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The bombardment continued and after a week or so Cromwell's troops breached the defences when the commander of the castle surrendered. |
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The flood and waves overwhelmed sea defences and caused extensive flooding. |
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The storm generated coastal and inland hazards, including flooding, erosion, destruction of coastal defences, and widespread wind damage. |
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After the flooding, the government made major investments in new sea defences. |
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The continued English hold on Calais however depended on expensively maintained fortifications, as the town lacked any natural defences. |
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Phlorotannins in Fucus vesiculosus act as chemical defences against the marine herbivorous snail Littorina littorea. |
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The defences took the form of a moat and earthen dikes, with gates at transit points, but otherwise no masonry superstructures. |
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Louis and the rebel barons advanced west and John retreated, spending the summer reorganising his defences across the rest of the kingdom. |
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The third possibility was along field defences of the French border from Luxembourg to Dunkirk. |
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However, on the same day, Guderian's XIX Korps reached the Swiss border and the Maginot defences were cut off from the rest of France. |
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Capitaine de Lambertye, commanding the French contingent, died of a heart attack while touring the defences of Calais on 26 June. |
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The third potential defensive line was along field defences along the French border from Luxembourg to Dunkirk. |
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Corap needed the cavalry divisions to reinforce the defences on the Meuse, because some of the infantry had not arrived. |
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This lull in the action gave the British a few days to evacuate by sea and fortify defences. |
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In addition, wider raids gave aircrew experience of day and night navigation, and tested the defences. |
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The difference this made to the effectiveness of air defences is questionable. |
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Minesweepers began clearing lanes on the evening of 5 June, and a thousand bombers left before dawn to attack the coastal defences. |
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They also started clearing the draws of enemy defences so that vehicles could move off the beach. |
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Unlike the trench warfare which dominated World War I, these defences were more temporary in nature. |
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As a result, prevailing overcast skies limited Allied air support, and no serious damage would be done to the beach defences on Omaha and Juno. |
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The concept of the code is to provide layered and redundant defences against smuggling, terrorism, piracy, stowaways, etc. |
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The Icelandic Coast Guard has primarily been a law enforcement organisation but is also in charge of national defences. |
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Albatrosses have evolved to breed on islands where land mammals are absent and have not developed defences against them. |
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The plans followed a study by the Environment Agency that revealed weaknesses in the current defences. |
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Construction of and modifications to the defences of the city also developed to protect the new districts. |
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In 1739, the War of Jenkins' Ear broke out between Britain and Spain, and the decision was taken to improve the defences at Cromwell Castle. |
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Tresco was in need of modern defences, but Killigrew also wanted to use the work programme to increase his political influence on the island. |
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It is possible, however, that these defences instead date from around 1627, and were built by the King's engineer, Bernard Johnson. |
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In 1660, Charles II was restored to the throne and Edward Sherburne was sent to the Scilly Isles to inspect the defences. |
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The French seem to have landed at undefended points and then attacked defences from inland. |
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For much of the rest of the summer, he probed the defences of the city, trying to find a way through. |
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They were the most costly and extensive system of fixed defences undertaken in Britain in peacetime. |
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The defences are said to have fallen into disrepair by 1623, and at the beginning of the 19th century only ruins remained. |
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No Man's Land Fort, formerly part of the coast defences and now a luxury residence, is visible in the Solent one mile from Seaview. |
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In Upper Germania the border defences initially consisted only of a post road. |
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On the more important eastern front, the Empire rebuilt its defences and went on the offensive. |
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He repaired the northern defences and forged buffer alliances to keep the Mongols at bay in order to build an army. |
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Aguateca was stormed by unknown enemies around 810 AD, who overcame its formidable defences and burned the royal palace. |
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The Roman defences were again overthrown in the early 5th century by the Visigoths and, some 50 years later, by the Huns led by Attila. |
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The defences which are available to any given offence depend on the wording of the statute and rules of the common law. |
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Insanity, automatism, mistake and self defence operate as defences to any offence. |
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The defences of duress and necessity are not available to a person charged with murder. |
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These overall Baltimore defences had been planned in advance and foreseen by the state militia commander, Maj. |
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On January 8, 1815, a British force of 8,000 under General Edward Pakenham attacked Jackson's defences in New Orleans. |
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Its remaining inhabitants built and manned antitank defences, while the city was bombarded from the air. |
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Due to the high levels of crime in South Africa, it is common for residential houses to have perimeter defences. |
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The resulting surge overtopped the flood defences in the area near Keadby and Burringham, flooding 50 properties. |
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But in February 1997, new sea defences started being constructed and in 2002 the whole project was completed. |
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The new defences at Hornsea were constructed north of New Road protecting the seafront at Marine Terrace and Victoria Gardens. |
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The Canadians' defences were herring-boned lines of trenches, backed up by abatises. |
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It is also claimed she researched potential defences to murder and the buying of weedkiller and Rohypnol. |
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Londonderry Bridge is being replaced as part of the plans to improve flood defences at Lustrum Beck in Stockton. |
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In the absence of man-made defences such as sea walls, the annual damage to property and roads in these areas exceeds pounds 2bn. |
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Start at the Museum Gardens, home to one of the key parts of the cityOs Roman defences, the Multangular Tower. |
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They too form part of the body's defences against upper respiratory tract infections. |
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Among suggestions for new flood defences, rock groynes proved popular with those who visited a public consultation. |
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Now for Photorejuvenation to shrink red blood vessels, allowing my body's defences to kick in and take away the destroyed red cells. |
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Prepare yourself for a day when your defences can be just a little flakier than usual. |
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The arrival in the UK last month of a parasite called a gall mite, which disfigures fuchsias, made a mockery of Britain's plant health defences, he claimed. |
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Flood defences were yesterday being drafted in to the Mythe treatment plant, near Tewkesbury, where engineers worked to restore the water supply to 140,000 homes. |
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As monumentalized, both worthies reinforced local elites' trust in the strength of the imperial defences of social formations based on violence and subjugation. |
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With a far greater emphasis on attacking play than FIFA, you're able to weave through defences with relative ease, making this year's PES a delight for showboaters. |
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Along Borrage Lane, an embankment was built behind 15 properties to create a continuous line of defence to strengthen and fill in gaps in the previous piecemeal defences. |
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An estimated 10,000 people have been forced from their homes in flooded villages around the eastern town of Bijeljina, where the Sava river broke through defences on Saturday. |
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Look for plants like santolina with silver-grey leaves that have built-in drought defences, such as reflective surfaces and hairs that trap moisture. |
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The man who masterminded the RAF's defences against the German Luftwaffe, Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, was born and raised in Moffat, Dumfriesshire. |
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However, with players like Wardlaw and Craig Conway willing to run at defences and with Ferguson and Ludo back, maybe we can go into these games with renewed confidence. |
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Mr Davies will also see flood defences at Kimnel Bay and visit St Asaph to see works recently completed before meeting with residents of Glasdir housing estate in Ruthin. |
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The two zombielike defences on show are enough to scare any manager. |
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As a student I learned about how it is the body's own infection fighting defences that act on the snot to make it change from clear and watery to thicker and yellowy green. |
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The timber defences were destroyed or damaged by the storm with most of the beach swept away, and a large amount of cliff eroded exposing the underlying clay. |
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The dug in defences consisted primarily of infantry and antitank guns. |
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During World War I, back in Scotland, he was in charge of the construction of the Invergordon naval base and for defences at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. |
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A variety of flood defences are in operation along the Calder Valley to prevent the recurrence of floods which devastated communities in the early part of this century. |
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He later petitioned the High Court for criminal revision, arguing that as the magistrate had not informed him of the defences available to him, his plea had been equivocal. |
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There are two main partial defences that reduce murder to manslaughter. |
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Although minimal damage was caused in both locations, the attack forced the Allies to upgrade Bahrain's defences, an action which further stretched Allied military resources. |
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Having achieved stability in the West, Alexios could turn his attention to the severe economic difficulties and the disintegration of the Empire's traditional defences. |
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Roman border defences have become much better known through systematic excavations financed by Germany and through other research connected to them. |
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The rear barracks blocks were demolished in 1969 to provide material for sea defences and Isle of Wight Council purchased what remained of the fort soon afterwards. |
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A fortification near Southampton was called Clausentum, part of the Saxon Shore forts, traditionally seen as defences against maritime raids by Germanic tribes. |
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The castle's design was unsatisfactory, as its guns could not be angled so to fire down into the harbour, and its defences were considered vulnerable to attack. |
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These floods led to the construction of new flood defences for Exeter. |
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Horned lizards adopt differing defences for specific predators. |
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