Sentence examples for defences would be from inspiring English sources

Maskell said the upgrade of York's flood defences would be a huge relief to residents.

On Sunday, the prime minister said cash going towards flood defences would be "more than the previous four year period".

Former defence chiefs have questioned whether the UK's air defences would be adequate in the event of a conflict with Russia.

His son, Sam, suggested the many millions spent on improving Todmorden's flood defences would be better used as a reconstruction fund.

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson stressed front-line flood defences would be protected after the EA's chief executive Paul Leinster said risk maintenance would be "impacted" and work on flood warnings would "have to be resized".

It was envisaged that the heaviest artillery to fire on these defences would be 210mm guns, but thundering along with the German troops were super-guns: 420mm howitzers shot from a cannon nicknamed Big Bertha.

All powers other than foreign affairs and defence would be handed over to Gibraltar.

A strong public interest defence would be part of new legislation.

The third line of defence would be incentives to persuade the banks to lend money.

The first line of defence would be cuts in interest rates.

Calling it German attack v Italian defence would be much too simplistic.