Italy enjoyed much possession during the second half and, as England defended ever deeper, there was an inevitability about their equaliser.
"The back four defended ever so well.
We defended ever-deeper integration and ever-wider federalism; a uniform, homogeneous Europe, devoid of identities.
Monopolising the ball to an almost impolite degree, they forced Newcastle to defend ever deeper and with increasing desperation.
In his latest book, Feral, the environmental campaigner urges conservationists to abandon entrenched positions based on holding the line against development and defending ever smaller enclaves and reserves.
And they defend the ever-rising tax rates required to finance these ever-expanding entitlements by noting that America thrived economically in the wake of World War II, when income-tax rates were much higher than they are today.
They are always claiming to be standing up for the ordinary working man, but in truth they only ever "defend" him from powerless "threats", such as benefit recipients, immigrants or gypsies.
Although the natural border between Mexico and the United States, the Rio Grande, was now so depleted that one could walk between countries without dampening one's shoes, the official border was more fiercely defended than ever.
The exchange, however, goes straight to the heart of cities' tangled history with the automobile -- undoubtedly the most inefficient, and most aggressively defended, means ever conceived for transporting large numbers of people through crowded places.
Mitigating and defending against ever more frequent and sophisticated cyber attacks are often top priorities for enterprises.
