Sentence examples for special defence from inspiring English sources

This was crucial, as the special defence depends on the husband being "physically present" when the offence is committed.

And unless the BAE-EADS merger proceeds – which would go a long way towards reversing that 2006 decision – we are going to be here in another few years, with arguments about the renewal of the Trident nuclear deterrent, the totem of the UK-US special defence relationship.

But there are indeed fears of a longer-run rift within the alliance that cannot be allayed merely by denying their existence.This leaves Mr Hoon with three big jobs, which may be incompatible: preserving Britain's special defence relationship with America, obeying Mr Blair's order to use defence to burnish Britain's European credentials, and preventing a split within NATO.

The 45 MPs called on David Cameron to use the government's "golden share" in BAE to win assurances that the merger would pose no danger to national security and that there will be no weakening of Britain's special defence links with the US.

David shows one cobra's very special defence mechanism.

He denied the charge and lodged a special defence of self-defence.

Mr Sinclair has lodged three special defences, of incrimination, consent and alibi.

Mr Paterson denies all the charges against him and has lodged two special defences of alibi and incrimination.

Discrepancies between Mr Sinclair's special defences and his version of events in a defence report were then pointed out to him.

He claims the girls were "alive and unharmed" when he left their company, and he has lodged three special defences of consent, alibi and incrimination.

Sinclair's special defences are incrimination - blaming his brother-in-law Gordon Hamilton, now dead, alibi - saying he was fishing on the banks of the Firth of Forth near Cockenzie power station at the time, and consent to sexual intercourse.