| Everything revolves around the defensive game plans he concocts and his ability to keep the team on the same page during tough times. |
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| But the team believe many, such as their defensive linemen, will experience rebirths in Denver. |
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| To execute a successful fast break it is necessary to have good positioning on the defensive backboard. |
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| I have to have my wrists ahead of the ball at impact and play the follow-through like a forward defensive cricket shot. |
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| Will he be prepared for all the blitzes opposing defensive coordinators will throw at him? |
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| He chased down a kick returner from behind and outjumped several receivers and other defensive backs to bat away a pass late in another game. |
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| They attacked from the start, but went a goal down after a defensive lapse. |
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| Due to the height of the ceiling and the fact that there were double cocklofts, the decision was to mount a defensive fire fighting operation. |
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| Their success was built on an excellent defensive performance in blustery conditions. |
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| Anyone worth their defensive salt wants nothing to do with being identified as a flopper. |
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| With some people, even if the environment is supportive and constructive, their responses are destructively defensive and isolationist. |
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| Last year the defense rarely blitzed because of the defensive ends' success. |
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| Conrad was a man, his skills of swordplay and defensive combat trained to their peak. |
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| A tweener who was a 4-3 defensive end in college, Washington signed with the Texans after the draft and was cut at the end of training camp. |
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| The store vends an array of offensive and defensive equipment such as armor, weapons and ammunition. |
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| He averaged in double digits, which was pretty good for a guy who focused so much of his energy on the defensive side of the game. |
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| The Germans mostly remained on the defensive in the west in 1915, while chasing the Russians out of Poland. |
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| Washington is streaky, but he has decent athleticism and the size to play defensive end. |
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| Because of its lighter weight, the small sword made it possible for fencers to do more complex defensive movements. |
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| With Richard Cooper providing the defensive shield, Bullock was able to get forward more often and always looked a danger. |
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| Trustees complained the chancellor was too defensive about questions they asked before voting on issues at board meetings. |
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| Premier cornerbacks and defensive ends are too valuable to cut loose, even when injuries are a concern. |
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| The Florida State defensive tackle certainly seemed to have helped himself with an impressive showing in Mobile. |
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| Because of his bold recommendations to higher headquarters, he was assigned to build up defensive units. |
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| Haxby United edged into a 1-0 lead over visiting Old Malton when slack defensive play let in David Thompson for a well-taken header. |
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| The trademarks are quickness to the ball and aggressive pursuit of the quarterback by linemen and blitzing line-backers and defensive backs. |
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| Perry is prone to injury, but when he's healthy, he's an adequate defensive player with average power. |
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| He was a defensive liability early in the season, misplaying several fly balls and showing a general disregard for hustle. |
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| Fuchs uses incredible speed and excellent defensive skills to pass many serves and dig a lot of attacks. |
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| Traditionally thought of as defensive investments, gold stocks and bullion typically zig when the market zags. |
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| He cleverly chose a defensive position, putting the French force at a disadvantage. |
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| The Reds had been guilty of a few calamitous defensive errors of their own, especially away from home, this season. |
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| Vulnerability is very important for deciding the line of defensive bidding. |
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| It adopted a defensive strategy, recognizing that expansion of territory is costly in men and material. |
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| As hostilities unfold and become tenser, the sides will inevitably launch multiple defensive and offensive operations. |
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| Europeans usually built defensive stockades immediately upon arrival in the New World in order to protect their foothold on the shore. |
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| He is one of the best defensive catchers in baseball, but he has had hitting problems, especially against left-handers. |
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| They decided on a defensive strategy to allow the Germans to wear themselves out. |
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| Enter Ray Rhodes, a highly regarded defensive troubleshooter with a knack for resurrecting Milquetoast units. |
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| With reduced defensive contact on the perimeter, point guards can do their jobs with less harassment. |
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| Members of the defensive team need to be aware of an inadvertent or accidental tag of home plate by the catcher in such situations. |
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| In addition to linebacker, Peterson can play defensive end or cover wide receivers. |
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| The biggest upgrades have been made at running back, wide receiver and defensive line. |
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| Chelsea seemed a solid defensive unit who might grind their way towards a Championship challenge. |
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| If the defensive holes aren't plugged, the Quakes' season could go down the drain in a hurry. |
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| The skip pass completed, every defensive player moved with player movement and flight of the ball as dictated by the rules. |
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| Adrian struck me as arrogant, flippant, evasive, defensive and unremorseful. |
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| Playing in the heart of the meat grinder that is the line of scrimmage, defensive tackles are known more for brute force. |
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| His number of putouts didn't increase dramatically, but defensive statistics don't always measure range adequately. |
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| The grand final rematch was a defensive scrap with Thornlie showing great resilience to fight back to win by a goal. |
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| Because football is all about great defense and this should prove to be one of the great defensive battles in the history of the Super Bowl. |
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| On the strong side, the defensive lineman must control his gap and not let the Nebraska blocker get to his body. |
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| Cadorna was not unaware of the new conditions in warfare that favoured defensive firepower. |
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| Both teams had chances to win the game but crucial defensive work by John Lee and Keith Kilkenny saved Galway's bacon. |
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| Last season, he led all NFL defensive linemen with 86 tackles and had 10 sacks. |
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| At times yesterday they rose above the ordinary, and played with a lot of heart and defensive organisation. |
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| Their defensive concentration is not distracted by anticipation of a fast break. |
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| They held up his reform programme and kept him on the defensive by mounting attacks on his closest associates. |
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| Further, nitrogen-based defensive compounds tend to increase under both high nutrient availability and reduced incident radiation. |
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| That ageless veteran, Michael Collins, turned in another stellar performance in a defensive unit that was impregnable. |
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| The balance of the first half saw the Suns camped firmly in their defensive half with the Lions unlucky not to break the deadlock by half time. |
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| Those slavering, defensive dogs will be unleashed on Frankfurt with a point to prove. |
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| It is primarily a defensive position, but allows you to control a suspect that has overpowered you. |
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| In a deflationary environment a good growth stock can often be a defensive stock. |
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| The team set out to find a strong safety, a tight end and a backup defensive tackle with its three picks. |
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| The captured defensive installations and stationary weapon emplacements can then be used for your side. |
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| The second game was much more even with the pitchers duelling and well supported by good defensive work. |
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| Players were afraid to take defensive risks for fear that no one would help out, and often no one would. |
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| As a defensive structure it would have been continuous, as the river is easily fordable. |
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| Jets defensive tackle Chester McGlockton was limited to two plays in an exhibition game against the Saints. |
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| However, as I said earlier, these defensive frailties can be easily rectified without reaching for the chequebook. |
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| Apparently, the framers believed in a distinction between aggressive or offensive war and defensive military measures. |
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| Also, the early Hittite capital Boghazkoy had predug tunnels to allow for defensive sorties against any prospective besiegers. |
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| Delibidinization serves as a defensive function to the fragmented ego of the psychotic child. |
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| More coaches, advanced video study and defensive systems that are taught in midget leagues have created a generation of robots on skates. |
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| Being on the defensive for a while is not that bad, though such an attitude would render them losers in the long run. |
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| The defensive secretion of the hog-nosed skunk differs from that of the spotted skunk and the striped skunk. |
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| Certainly the Maginot Line was constructed in the service of a defensive strategy. |
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| He stood between the quarterback and defensive rushers on the game's final play. |
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| The gatehouse is approached via a brick barbican, a defensive outwork furnished with arrow slits and end turrets. |
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| The commentators were discussing defensive match-ups while the camera was panning over the crowd, occasionally stopping on a celebrity. |
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| In the first two games, the defensive backs seemed indecisive, perhaps the result of playing off receivers. |
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| It they stay put, the Saints will eye a wide receiver or defensive end because the draft is thin for defensive backs, the team's primary need. |
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| He invited Lewis to join the team's defensive backs for happy hour every Friday at a local restaurant. |
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| Too many times, the defensive backs simply hit players and seem to be hoping they will fail. |
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| For the past two games, the defensive backs have smothered opposing receivers, which in turn has helped the suddenly resurgent pass rush. |
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| If so, the risk of litigation might well discourage the practice of defensive hacking even if it should be legal. |
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| Communication between corners and safeties needs to improve, and the team is using defensive backs that don't complement each other. |
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| Peppers played tailback and defensive end, all the while keeping up with his basketball career. |
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| But don't be surprised if the team passes on defensive backs in the first round and takes a wide receiver. |
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| Cleveland has a lot of defensive problems and needs the offense to be on the same page to outscore opponents. |
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| He has speed, quickness and strength, and he's one of the team's top defensive playmakers. |
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| It needed an inspired performance by goalkeeper Shay Given and a much more defensive and conservative second-half performance to salvage a point. |
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| It goes without saying that we must maintain the solid defensive standard that we set last season. |
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| Most successful defensive pairings include a puck mover and a stay-at-home guy. |
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| Regardless of political or economic climates, your customers want the most efficient loads they can put in their defensive firearms. |
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| Here, you can see stone cannon balls built into the castle walls, defensive battlements and interior living quarters. |
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| They really only use their strong electric organ discharges for predation and defensive purposes. |
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| He's moving from a hitters park inhabited by a wretched Royals squad to a neutral park with a good defensive team and pitching coach Leo Mazzone. |
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| The Bucs' interior offensive line is blowing away the Raiders' defensive tackles. |
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| By contrast, the Foxes created just two chances and scored twice as the visitors' defensive failings proved to be their undoing again. |
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| Active cyberdefense is a term of art widely understood to include offensive actions in cyberspace taken with defensive purposes in mind. |
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| Garry Hay is an integral part of the side as he allies defensive duties with his non-stop attacking forays down the flanks. |
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| The defensive players were boisterous and energetic and were taking it to the offense. |
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| When she feels threatened, an elephant matriarch will group her family in defensive position, which prevents foraging. |
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| Frazer has done a manful job in that position but I know he is ready for a rest and his strength is in a defensive role. |
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| Great defensive teams understand the predictability of their opponents' offensive patterns. |
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| He has shown the versatility throughout his career to play any position in the defensive backfield. |
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| He was named defensive player of the game at that position in the Senior Bowl. |
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| Notice how mousy and tentative his stance is, his shoulders stooped and his left arm crooked in a defensive position. |
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| The thirteen colonies began with a defensive revolution against tyrannical oppression and they were victorious. |
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| He sees himself as a more defensive type, but he has vision and a good eye for goal. |
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| When he was still in his 20s, a steady descent into corpulence, shiftlessness and defensive irony began. |
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| That score seemed to put Stradbally on the wrong foot and forced the Reds back into defensive mode. |
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| We all piled out of the vehicles and set up a defensive perimeter with our weapons pointing out. |
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| The team reshuffled its defensive line in an effort to get its most experienced players on the field. |
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| The success of the Raiders hinges largely on the performance of their reconfigured defensive line. |
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| He put me on the defensive and I lost all the momentum I gained talking to the assistant. |
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| But he's is a defensive liability, and the team already has enough weak defenders. |
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| His physical skills are above ordinary and that pays off on the defensive end. |
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| I think sometimes people get scared and defensive if they don't understand something. |
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| They entered the offseason with a depleted defensive backfield, so adding a quality cornerback or safety is likely. |
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| It is this defensive behavior that Hollywood has raised to mythic proportions. |
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| Alex jumped a foot forward suddenly, twirling around just as quickly and landing in a defensive stance. |
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| Lamb is not a strong defensive player, so he has to be productive at the plate to contribute significantly. |
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| There are 43 Registered Battlefields in England, but hundreds of scheduled castles and other defensive sites. |
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| But the angry, defensive response to the terrorist outrages should not be mistaken for the confident patriotism of the past. |
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| After dark, tank crews on foot led their tanks forward in low gear to our new defensive positions. |
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| However, those hopes were undermined and then ultimately shattered by a combination of injuries and growing defensive frailty. |
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| That is to say, whenever the ball is on the perimeter, 3 defensive players are between the player with the ball and basket. |
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| Such memories of Artest are common in Chicago, and though the team badly misses his defensive intensity, it does not miss his shenanigans. |
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| The thigmotactic behavior observed in the preliminary studies confirms the high priority of defensive behaviors. |
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| Chelsea put on a superb defensive display and were deserving winners overall. |
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| When the team's current defensive corps fades or burns out, reliable new blood will be needed. |
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| I briefed the crew on all the maneuvers I planned to complete, including mild aerobatics, SAM defenses, and, finally, low-level defensive jinks. |
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| The team must get better play at defensive tackle to take some pressure off a secondary that is sometimes overmatched. |
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| Much of their success this term has been built on solid defensive foundations. |
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| Naturally, the role of the adaptive arm was initially subservient to the defensive functions of the pre-existing innate arm. |
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| How unprepared do you have to be to call a defensive timeout before the second play from scrimmage? |
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| Junior Lemau'u and Leon Drummer are standout defensive linemen in a defense-heavy class. |
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| The boy put up his fists in a defensive fighting stance as thunder boomed in the distance. |
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| In the Cowboys' 4-3 scheme, one defensive tackle plays on the center like a nose guard. |
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| Without a legitimate starting defensive tackle on their roster, the Eagles must get one. |
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| Merriman plays as both a defensive end and outside linebacker, and quarterbacks better make sure they know where he is. |
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| Finding defensive backs and defensive ends most likely will be the team's priority in the free-agent market and the draft. |
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| While weak bats may have prevented some defensive aces from starting roles, they often enjoyed long careers as backup or platoon catchers. |
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| The defensive line is a strength, but the team would like more quarterback sacks from the left side. |
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| He learned of the tragedy before his current team, the London rugby union side Wasps where he is defensive coach, played a top-level game. |
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| The most intriguing matchup will take place at the point, where both squads start pass-first freshmen who are great defensive ballhawks. |
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| Delibidinization serves as a defensive function to the fragmented ego of the psychotic child. |
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| The team desperately needs defensive playmakers and would love to find a ballhawking cornerback. |
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| They'll be under, with a pretty porous defense and little help along the defensive line. |
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| Plenty of other defensive tackles stand out over their more ballyhooed partners at defensive end. |
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| Two goals, defensive mistakes, arguments, shots cannoning off the woodwork, it had it all. |
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| My forward observers plotted their defensive concentrations and barrages where we thought they should be. |
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| The building seems to guard its secrets, the barred apertures underscoring its function as a defensive structure. |
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| Liverpool have the eighth best goalscoring record and the seventh best defensive record. |
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| The small target, defensive quality of so much of the campaign has wearied me to the point of querying the worth of the democratic process. |
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| But the remaining barriers to completely liberalized trade lend themselves to be very focused defensive positions. |
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| If they're serious about improving, the Vikings will trade one of those players for defensive help. |
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| This is manifested in the elaborate defensive works of banks and ditches erected to fortify dominating hilltops. |
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| Brazil's slick passing game gathered pace, helped by Turkey's defensive errors, but the score was unchanged at halftime. |
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| He makes an outstanding catch a week ago and gets tagged with the label of perhaps owning the two most overrated defensive plays of all time. |
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| We like to think that we're up there with the best of them, and we get grumpy and defensive when visitors suggest otherwise. |
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| He only stood still, fists raised in a defensive stance as he tried to relocate his opponent. |
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| Two players go for a jump ball in the back of the end zone, both land out of bounds and the defensive back stands up with the ball. |
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| A large area was enclosed by a defensive wall with bastions and monumental gates, and the natural sheltered harbour was extended and deepened. |
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| He gave orders to improve defensive positions, such as the natural bastion of Santon Hill on his left. |
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| The first was left and the second caused a defensive prod in the middle of the bat, bringing loud applause from the crowd. |
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| The top of the hill was occupied in medieval times, presumably because of its defensive potential. |
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| The Defence of Britain project has not only advanced our knowledge, but has also underpinned the conservation of 20th century defensive sites. |
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| Compared to the other semi-finalists here, the Italians were criticised for representing a throwback to a bygone, defensive mentality. |
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| Not only that, but he was asked to play in midfield rather than his usual central defensive position. |
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| The fighter aeroplane, of course, was essentially a short-range defensive weapon. |
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| His 17.9-yard average per catch gets the undivided attention of defensive backs around the league. |
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| Towns said the new rule would not affect how his team conducted its attacking or defensive penalty-corners. |
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| The truly great players make critical defensive plays, hit big shots and hit crucial free throws down the stretch. |
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| The artillery batteries ' duties quickly changed to extending, improving and maintaining a brigade-sized defensive perimeter. |
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| He can get behind defensive backs, but he is very good at catching a quick hitch, breaking tackles and making a big play. |
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| It is long past time that we readjusted our defensive lines overseas to reflect the collapse of the Soviet Union. |
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| He's bowling round the wicket, to a defensive field, but the Aussies still manage to nibble three runs off that over. |
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| In addition, too many wideouts and defensive linemen have not been maximized. |
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| He still can shadow the game's best receivers and is an excellent role model for the team's young defensive backs. |
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| His dominance is now greater as a defensive player and a rebounder than it's ever been in his career, which is a maturation on his part. |
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| But he's also been one of the most inconsistent defensive backs in the league. |
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| The less-than-three broke formation to take up defensive positions around the interdictors in the Alliance deserter fleet. |
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| If you don't have that defensive base, then you will find it hard to get results. |
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| The team is set offensively in the outfield, so Lewis most often is used as a defensive replacement late in tight games. |
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| On passes, the offense relies on tight ends to block linebackers and sometimes defensive ends. |
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| In both cases, you have a mobile army massing and maneuvering against static defensive positions. |
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| It was a massacre. When a team wins 38-14, on the road, without forcing a single defensive turnover, you know it has been a one-sided game. |
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| At one point, coach Curt Fraser benched him for a game for poor defensive play. |
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| It's a shame that United couldn't find anyone to put the ball in the net, because they had one of the league's fiercest defensive stoppers. |
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| Once again, this stereotyped thinking is more a defensive reaction to the internet than an accurate reflection of reality. |
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| Every hockey dynasty had the common element of an outstanding defensive rearguard to anchor play in the defensive zone. |
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| Actions, he knows, speak louder than words as he passes on the benefit of his defensive experience to those who seek to emulate. |
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| They're a good defensive team with proven goalscorers in PC Drouin and Greg Hadden. |
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| And it was the solid base provided by Nash and his defensive colleagues that enabled City's attackers to tear into Norwich in the second half. |
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| Wanderers were unbeaten in three Premiership matches during February, but were left counting the cost of a couple of late defensive lapses. |
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| In the spring of 480, the Thessalians recommended a defensive position at the Vale of Tempe. |
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| Australia expect the Kuwaitis to play a stifling, defensive game and perhaps seek to pinch a goal on the break. |
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| Organized civil disobedience may have reformatory, revolutionary, or defensive objectives. |
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| The second phase consisted of a timed withdrawal along five defensive lines south to the Bataan Peninsula. |
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| He certainly is focused on being the best defensive end the game has ever known, but his life doesn't begin and end on the gridiron. |
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| Team USA threw a couple of balls away with ill-conceived alley-oops, missed a few wide-open jumpers and blew a couple of defensive assignments. |
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| Good distribution allied with his pace and defensive qualities mark him out as a fine prospect. |
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| Lochs, and Scotland has 30,000 of them, had defensive lake dwellings called crannogs, founded on timber piles. |
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| Ironically, this swing to defensive dominance and offensive timidness is contrary to how the rules are set up. |
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| Forming a defensive network, the fortified villages would be reinforced in case of concerted attack. |
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| Desjardins is still an above-average rearguard on a competent but unspectacular defensive corps. |
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| Those involved in the ambush said a trap had been laid, and that the area was marked with defensive earth berms and firing positions. |
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| Separate or joined, however, I was always ready with a defensive counterblast. |
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| Since then, pressure from the defensive line has become nonexistent along the lakefront. |
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| The defensive aids suite could include a radar warner, missile launch and approach warner, and chaff and flare decoy dispensers. |
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| At the time when he was forced into suspension United sat top of the table, with the best defensive record in the league. |
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| The object of this drill is to pass the ball to each other without the defensive man touching, deflecting, or stealing the ball. |
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| Chilton had held third for much of the race, stubbornly refusing to allow a train of cars past him with some excellent defensive driving. |
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| The skins of some species of frogs and toads secrete an extraordinary array of defensive chemicals when the animals are seized by predators. |
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| In fact hedonism, the view that pleasure is our ethical end, is always on the defensive in ancient ethics. |
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| One consequence of the increased sophistication of offensive weapons has been the increased sophistication of defensive strategies. |
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| The defensive linemen haven't consistently kept the linebackers free of blockers. |
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| It beggars belief that anyone could do such a thing, let alone to a defensive pensioner going about her weekly business completely innocently. |
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| He has worked on an exceptionally quick hand punch that delivers a blow before larger defensive tackles can get into their rushes. |
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| Jack is the pick of a sorry bunch with six goals in 35 central defensive appearances. |
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| The defensive scheme calls for an all-out rush against the quarterback on every play. |
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| She stood in a defensive stance, not backing down from his stare, fists clenched at her sides. |
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| If Jackson plays hardball, he will point to the massive contracts that defensive tackles are pulling down. |
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| Army truckies are applying defensive driver and first aid training every time they drive their vehicles. |
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| He was the team's most consistent defensive player this season and a sure tackler. |
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| Yes he has hit into bad luck, and the new defensive approach hasn't helped him any. |
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| Williams remained true to that promise, and his defensive mistakes almost always were greeted derisively by Boston fans. |
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| For a buttonhook to be effective, the receiver must convince the defensive back covering him that he is going to continue his pattern downfield. |
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| Lynch used to ride the hotel shuttle to the game with former Bucs defensive tackle Brad Culpepper, his old roomie. |
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| The team focused on defense, selecting two linebackers, two defensive linemen and two cornerbacks. |
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| Once in the English Channel the Armada arrayed itself in a defensive formation, much like an army in line of battle. |
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| He used good defensive skills and a nice guard on the ropes to set up short hooks with both hands when Telesco got in close. |
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| His versatility is a huge asset having covered every defensive position in his short career, though he shines at centre-half. |
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| They say that's because the president is on the defensive after the first two debates. |
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| It will provide a defensive umbrella for forces ashore in a contested theater and even on American shores themselves. |
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| But while defensive stocks fell back, tech, telecom and media companies were adding their support to the market. |
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| Still, Falkirk manager McCall advanced a few steps in his technical area to jab a questioning finger at his defensive charges. |
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| Crosby handles the bat well, is an above-average defensive player and is a candidate for A.L. Rookie of the Year. |
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| Cavalry penetrated deeply into the enemy's flanks bypassing its defensive strong points and raided its rear. |
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| He established his championship mettle as the defensive heart and soul of the team. |
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| Someone I won't get defensive with, because getting defensive is a sign of unbalance for me. |
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| Every horse will become defensive towards the bridle if you repeatedly hit his teeth with the bit, so be considerate when unbridling your horse. |
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| The defensive backs, particularly the safeties, also need to tackle better. |
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| Most varieties are stoutly constructed, suggesting a defensive mechanism against predatory fish. |
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| One of the biggest keys to a good man to man defensive scheme is what is called player recognition. |
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| Then Richard Butler took advantage of a bout of defensive bagatelle only to dribble his shot wide of the target. |
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| Along with their brilliant play on the defensive end of the court, they were sizzling hot, shooting the basketball throughout the game. |
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| It would direct defensive military operations should the United States be attacked. |
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| It's as if defensive coordinators have wiggled out of straitjackets and finally can turn the pages of their playbooks again. |
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| Take your pick from the central defensive duo of Paddy McLoughlin and stand-in skipper Ruairi Boyle. |
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| This resulted in several long-range attacks which spotted defensive weakness and exploited it. |
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| He found that fire ants use their stinger not only for defensive purposes but also for pheromone dispersal. |
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| Some of these animals have defensive spines or stingers that can cause pain or injury. |
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| Jamie Sharper led a solid defensive effort with seven tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble. |
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| Quinn, exiled to the minors after an array of defensive miscues and attitude problems, hit a three-run homer last Saturday. |
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| Meanwhile, a defensive midfielder was the second Stanley player in a week to require stitches to a leg wound. |
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| The defensive wall was of fine ashlar masonry with a pronounced batter. |
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| He gingerly lifted it up from its defensive position outside the army barracks and placed it in my hand. |
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| The angry and defensive manner is replaced by a sincere warmth and geniality. |
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| Shackled tightly by luxury tax constraints, the Celtics were not able to re-sign the versatile Rogers or much-vaunted defensive devastator Erick Strickland. |
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| The likely solution could be to give David Sommeil his Premiership start of the season, either in an unaccustomed left back role or in his preferred central defensive role. |
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| Squats invigorate your nervous system and help your stress response since the squat is a naturally defensive position. |
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| He has shown he will pull any player who has a defensive lapse. |
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| Neither starter was dominating against the opposing batters, but both managed to keep the game close with some fine defensive help and key outs in clutch moments. |
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| But the arrogance that enables him to be such a reliable shooter in the clutch prevents him from countenancing the fact that he's a defensive liability. |
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| Assistance to the Land Forces in defensive and offensive operations in coastal sectors, as well as in areas of lake and river basins adjacent to the front. |
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| Trekkies are defensive about the minutiae of their sacred source material, sometimes to the point of pretension. |
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| The integrating theme behind individualist anarchism was the primacy of the individual and the commitment to rid society of all but defensive force. |
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| Mercury renders the emotional climate less defensive and more flexible, allowing your Capricornian leadership style a stylishly executive expression. |
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| In a defensive capriccio of the period, the artist presents himself as a Venetian nobleman in a classical courtyard reminiscent of Sansovino's old library in Venice. |
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| The riverside walls are punctuated nevertheless by defensive bastions of which the main one controls an access from the river and numerous underground passages. |
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| He is being pegged as the organization's best defensive center fielder. |
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| But that does not mean he will not come in useful for his defensive role. |
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| She tolerates the waiter, who refuses to leave her alone, and becomes defensive when he tells her that a lunch consisting of coffee and cigarettes is not very healthy. |
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| Most of the marquee players come from the defensive line and the defensive backfield, not the sexy positions like quarterback, running back, or wide receiver. |
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| Swanson is a bit less defensive and perhaps slightly more honest when queried. |
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| Unfortunately for me, his passing shots and defensive skills are awesome. |
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| The council went on the defensive amid the flak thrown up by the case. |
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| The charismatic and determined CEO who set out to build a titan has now assumed a defensive posture and is working to keep her creation in one piece. |
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| He is one half of the team's imposing defensive tackle tandem. |
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| This is the time for defensive play, for rethinking, rebuilding and retooling. |
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| This was an awesome, absolutely sensational defensive effort. |
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| A streaky shooter, Peeler's defensive lapses and poor shot selection were major concerns last season for a team that could use his potential firepower off the bench. |
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| He was an All-Ivy defensive tackle for Harvard, an expert at doling out brutal hits. |
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| This enormous flying boat, also known as the Flying Porcupine, was heavily armed with defensive weapons, including five 20 mm cannons and four machine-guns. |
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| He developed outstanding skills as an outside shooter, passer, defensive player, and team leader, establishing a reputation for performing best at critical moments. |
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| But they then displayed the defensive lapses that have lost them so dearly this last month as a penalty and two goals from failed clearances cost them the match. |
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| The lay of the land is also a defensive tool for the prudent general. |
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| It was one of the strongest natural defensive positions in military history, with the monastery, like some great all-seeing eye, peering down on everything. |
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| Their defensive mentality is locked in the past and based on old glories. |
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| Although sidearms are usually primary defensive weapons for officers on patrol, they are secondary on tactical SWAT call-outs where shoulder-fired arms generally take over. |
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| That has come into vogue and you have players who used to be considered tweeners, really just undersized defensive ends, being projected to what is a need position now. |
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| Instead, use the extra defensive player to free-lance or play goaltender. |
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| Their defensive blunder allowed our goal sneak to put us back on top. |
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| The use of aliases and false identity documents represents only the simplest of measures and could be described as a reactive or defensive action. |
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| The air force approached this strategically defensive task with an offensive predisposition, one that inexorably led to considerable collateral damage. |
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