The Germans, long defenders of central bank independence, said they categorically opposed a plea from the incoming Italian government for greater political control over the bank.
If Vogel had to do it over again, he would most likely play Hibbert, and he might even choose to play a kind of zone, whereby he could stick Hibbert under the rim and use his other long defenders to chase the ball on the perimeter.
The 26-year-old Haeckel was unimpressed by this harsh verdict: after he had read Darwin's book On the Origin of Species (1859) in an excited mood, he was entirely convinced by this novel theory and became a life-long defender, supplementer, and popularizer of Darwinism (H. Schmidt, Ernst Haeckel. Leben und Werke, Berlin 1926).
Long a defender of the right to own slaves, Johnson had convinced President Lincoln to exempt Tennessee from the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863.
Ricky Gervais Not only does his comedy (mostly) make the world a happier place, Ricky is a long time defender of animal rights, using Twitter to publically shame anyone who abuses them.
It is not yet clear how long central defender Wood will be sidelined, but it is hoped that he will be back before the end of the season.
A long time defender of the Confederacy, McConnell fought to keep the Confederate flag atop the Capitol dome.
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden, long a defender of tradition in the United States Senate, said Thursday it might be time to change the institution's rules after Republicans blocked yet another one of President Barack Obama's nominees.
Yet ESI calls Mr Agramunt a long-standing "defender of the Aliyev regime".
Liverpool's long-serving defender Martin Skrtel is close to agreeing a £5.5m move to Fenerbahce.
