Yes, civilization seems to be on the defensive.

Now, during the Cold War, that may have been a defensible position for the United States to take.

And, evolutionists, confronted with this response, tend to circle the wagons and insist that everyone is in agreement.

The ruling on the case, which had been brought by the Philippines in 2013, quickly put China on the defensive.

By early 1982, the Iraqi occupation forces were on the defensive and were being forced to retreat from some of their forward lines.

When a war of salvation and survival turned into a war of conquest, occupation, and annexation, the international community recoiled and Israel went on the defensive.

In a historical reversal, Japan has found itself on the defensive against the increasingly muscular foreign policy of its former colony and old rival.

In contrast, Obama expanded the war in Afghanistan which he considered to be a war of necessity and put the Taliban on the defensive.

But the Allies did not launch massive assaults and instead kept a defensive stance this was called the Phoney War in Britain or Drôle de guerre the funny sort of war in France.

They decided that the German army in the west would go over to the strategic defensive for most of 1917, while the Central powers would attack elsewhere.

So how can discussion of an issue as crucial as the establishment of an American anti missile defense system in Europe be ignored at the EU level, with no attempt being made to find a joint European position?

NAIROBI The science of climate change has been on the defensive in recent weeks, owing to an error that dramatically overstated the rate at which the Himalayan glaciers could disappear.

The hostage rescue mission has also forced Chávez, still recovering from his failed power grab referendum of last year (a moment when Chávez s own army high command allegedly refused his demand to fudge the result) onto the defensive.

And the less convinced people are about their future, the more they tend to focus on their identity in a negative, defensive manner.

Indeed, international acquiescence to the situation created by Israel s victory in 1967 proved to be extremely short lived. When a war of salvation and survival turned into a war of conquest, occupation, and annexation, the international community recoiled and Israel went on the defensive.

At the same time they denounced the selfishness of political parties, which so often exploit vulnerable groups in order to win votes at election time they also found it regrettable that the speakers had not stressed more strongly the need to reinforce the power and presence of women in politics.

It was reputed to be the most difficult military defence line in North Africa.

In contrast, Obama expanded the war in Afghanistan which he considered to be a war of necessity and put the Taliban on the defensive. But the US will begin to withdraw troops after 2014, without having defined a political solution in line with its interests.

That is an odd position to take, to say the least.

The negotiating attitude and position of developing countries regarding the various areas of Doha negotiations should not be interpreted as simplistic defensive or offensive approaches.

Last but not least, a work of advocacy will be undertaken for the implementation of judiciary and police reforms.

The position of our country regarding the conflict settlement is just and is based upon the universally recognized norms and principles of international law.

These countries attitude reflects that of the Arabs themselves.

I have written a detailed rebuttal of Bollinger s position.

Perhaps the paranoid style in public debate, focusing on motives rather than substance, is a useful defensive tactic against rabid critics.

The statement reflected the position of the United States, not that of the international community.

Our revolutionary people and Government identify fully with the position of those progressive sectors, in the name of the interests of humanity as a whole.

The landslide election of Shinzo Abe, who campaigned on a robust defense platform, may well lead to a serious Japanese push to invigorate the country s military capabilities.

Almost 2,000 children in Gaza have dropped out of school in the last five months.

The attitude of the society needs to change including that of the women themselves.

The severity of the punishment demonstrated the Government's position with regard to that practice.

Armed Anglo American intervention, especially if it is not sanctioned by the United Nations, would do much to undermine liberals and democrats, who need all the credibility they can get.

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We have to get results.

Could we have a fork?

Limited access to credit

Access to social communication means does not always mean more correct information.

If I can't have Fadil, no one else is going to have him either.

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A sweeping defense review that Japan recently carried out reaffirms that it will continue to oppose its immediate neighbors possession of nuclear arms.

The position of developing countries is not conceptually different from that of developed countries.

And people can get RSS feeds they can get e mail notifications of changes.

The evolution of the loyalists position is not coincidental.

Turkey s position was, to say the least, perceived badly by the Arab street.

If I can't have Sami, no one else is going to have him either.