Sentence examples for relevant defence from inspiring English sources
The lawyer for Chris Huhne's ex-wife, Vicky Pryce, has suggested that she should have been treated as a victim or witness, insisting that marital coercion is still a relevant defence in the modern era.
The bill therefore "risks removing material from the internet, which, although it may be defamatory, may be lawful if a relevant defence applies", the report added.
Controlled exposure to UFPs, especially related to the NC57 mode, was significantly associated with oxidation of guanines and SBs in DNA of PBMCs, indicating systemic oxidative stress, although there was no sign of up-regulation of relevant defence genes.
The desk was closed because the £50,000-a-year budget was diverting "MoD resources from tasks that are relevant to defence".
In line with the standard practice in the relevant literature, the defence burden, i.e., defence spending expressed as a share of GDP, is used in the empirical analysis that follows.
Not only did Pentagon officials provide Drake's name to criminal investigators, Crane told the Guardian, they destroyed documents relevant to his defence.
Toll-like receptor 7 is particularly relevant in the defence against common respiratory viruses, as it recognizes single-stranded viral RNA.
It is relevant that, although defence appears to be the most widespread and obvious of these behaviours, it need not feature in altruists' repertoire: we know, for example, that the first instars of Hormaphis betulae, a species without soldiers, co-operate to push large masses of honeydew out of their galls [ 2].
So it would appear to me that skin colour is among the less relevant of circumstantial defences.
Mr Justice Collins issued a high court order last month saying the MoD must release all "relevant material" to the defence lawyers.
Third line of defence – the relevant statutory regulator ( for example, the Charity Commission) would act as the backstop in cases that raised regulatory concerns on issues that fell within its remit.
