Sentence examples for perceived defence from inspiring English sources

The Tories will be pleased that Fallon's tough language managed to shift the campaign focus away from the its perceived defence of non-domiciles who avoid tax.

He might, from a bright sunlit street, enter a dark room, detect movement and in perceived self-defence open fire killing a mother and her young children.

The Islamic Republic's support of proxy groups across the Middle East, its development of missile technology, and its strengthening of conventional military capabilities are strategic decisions borne by Iran's self-perceived defence vulnerabilities.

"Ignorance is not a defence and perceived anonymity is not an escape.

Whittam dismissed any notion that retaliation for any perceived wrongdoing was a defence morally or in law and pointed out that Rigby had been dressed in civilian clothes.

Neil Coyle, the MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, said his Labour predecessor in the seat had lost to the Lib Dems because Labour was perceived as weak on defence and asked for assurances this would not happen.

It's a question I find slightly pointless, because perceived goodness is no defence against physics.

When the Crimean War ended in 1856, the danger passed and the perceived need for expensive defence preparations with it.

Power companies are being refused insurance cover for cyber-attacks because their defences are perceived as weak, the BBC has learned.

I'm not advocating this but, for right-of-centre parties, defence is normally perceived as a strong issue.

Alas, a willingness and capacity to fight in defence of the perceived national interest still strikes me as a core component of effective national sovereignty.