Sentence examples for defence was given from inspiring English sources

The defence was given the opportunity to cross-examine all the witnesses who gave live evidence.

Yesterday, the defence was given permission to call as a witness an unidentified individual, believed to be the would-be "shoe bomber" Richard Reid.

"This case remains the only murder trial in England and Wales where the defence was given in closed court – press and public being excluded".

Oerip was set to handle day-to-day operations of a downsized army, while the Ministry of Defence was given greater bureaucratic power.

Whenever anyone dares mention the insensitivity of promoting speakers whose invitation risks legitimising such social ills as prejudice, racism or rape, the same defence is given: free speech.

The Democrat MP, who was part of the party's legal defence team, was given a slap on the wrist.Mr Abhisit has been spared the inglorious fate of his two predecessors, who were both removed by the courts.

With Brazil struggling to break through the US defence, Buehler was given a contentious red card after the defender was perceived to have pulled down a player in the box on 65 minutes.

However, while MI6 officers and agents were given weapons training for self-defence, none was given a "licence to kill", according to a note headed "myth busting" distributed at today's book launch.

But the French side soon came back into the game and began to expose frailties in the Wasps backs' defence, where King was given a torrid time.

For a while the president watched from the sidelines, giving rise to suggestions that Lady McGabe, as she has become known, may succeed him, or at least that she aspires to do so.The most immediate beneficiary of the shuffle, however, was the other possible heir, Emmerson Mnangagwa, the defence minister, who was given the vice-presidency.

Ahead of the naming ceremony, BBC defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt was given a tour of some of the new ship's key features.