Sentence examples for long defence from inspiring English sources

Some changes have already been introduced in rape trials where, for too long, defence counsel were allowed to exploit a victim's previous sexual history, clothing or state of inebriation in an effort to secure an acquittal.

Amid a long defence of her own role in trying to secure justice for those bereaved by an attack on a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires in 1994, she said she could not imagine "what had driven" Mr Nisman to "do what he did".

Faber and Faber published book editions of "Anna Livia Plurabelle" (1930), and "Haveth Childers Everywhere" (1931), HCE's long defence of his life which would eventually close chapter III.3.

Berlin received the Agnelli, Erasmus and Lippincott Prizes for his work on the history of ideas, and the Jerusalem Prize for his life-long defence of civil liberties, as well as numerous honorary degrees.

For instance, no one is in favour of a separate Flemish and Walloon army, so long as defence doesn't become a centralised European affair.

Later, he reveals a Bond-villain-esque plan for an artificially intelligent hedge fund that would short consumer stocks, buy long on defence stocks and then start a war.

Also, participants set the capture process off by holding down a button, but they don't have to remain in the immediate vicinity for long, making defence more open and tactical.

Since the 1960s, Cubans have been encouraged to see Fidel as the idealist, and Raúl, long the defence minister, as the dour enforcer.In this section Thinking the unthinkable A ghost reappears Reflected glory Opening gambits ReprintsAt the National Assembly the two men sat apart, and seemed to avoid eye contact.

Boosters argue that private-sector efficiency will offset the higher cost of capital of PFI projects (and the need to make a profit), saving money in the long run.That defence has looked less credible since 2003, when the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee PACC) produced a report criticising the government for inept and over-lengthy PFI procurement.

Similarly, an artificially intelligent hedge fund designed to maximize the value of its portfolio could be incentivized to short consumer stocks, buy long on defence stocks and then start a war – as suggested by Elon Musk in Werner Herzog's latest documentary.

But that obscurity cannot be a long-term defence.