Sentence examples for hard defence from inspiring English sources

But the EU, "arguably the world's most successful instrument for soft power", he said, would "have to start getting serious about hard defence".

Such assessments enable comparison of the Net Present Value NPVV) of a protection scenario using hard defence structures with various relocation scenarios, depending on whether the CBA includes only the direct damages avoided (classic CBA) or integrates the long-term tourist economy and environmental impacts (enhanced CBA).

"Krasniqi will be a hard defence and he's a fighter not to be underestimated," said Cleverly.

Prior to that they had pushed hard during a relentless 15-minute spell, but could not find a way through Sale's rock hard defence.

Many centuries of apparently desirable alterations, such as hard defences, training walls and groynes, aided by traditional dredging and disposal, are today recognised as having associated disadvantages.

The impact of a beach mega-nourishment along a frontage of interactive natural and engineered systems that incorporate soft and hard defences is explored.

These are likely to include measures far beyond traditional flood management, which relies on "hard" defences such as seawalls and river barriers, and focus on soft defences such as restoring wetlands, planting trees, providing more natural spaces for water storage and moving people away from the worst affected areas.

The most striking thing about their performances this season has been the way they have added a rock-hard defence to their high-octane offensive line.

In a speech on June 8th, Lord Richard, the leader of the House of Lords, invoked Tom Paine in support of his proposal to end the voting rights of hereditary peers.Inherited power is so hard to justify that even the Conservatives have abandoned a die-hard defence of hereditary peers.

But Wales had the hardest defence to break down, the only side not to concede a try bonus point.

Amir Khan will tonight make arguably the hardest defence of a world title by a British boxer since poor Frank Bruno travelled to Las Vegas in 1996 to face a brutal beating from Mike Tyson.