The Portuguese formed a defensive square.

The homeland war was a defensive, just and legitimate war.

Selective memory is a defense mechanism with which we are all familiar.

At the same time, the forces were modernized and reoriented towards a defensive posture.

The Framework also lists a total of 1,622 defense organizations.

Bilateral efforts should also be launched to develop other defense technologies.

India and Japan should, for example, jointly develop new defense capacities.

He decided upon a full scholarship from the University of Miami to play defensive tackle.

In response, a new Japanese defense review identified China as a threat.

Europe is preoccupied with its attempt to save the eurozone, and has no common foreign or defense policy.

Firstly, the concealment of the MOTAPM, as a major defensive weapon, has important military significance.

At the same time, though, there is no hesitation about waging a tough defensive war against Palestinian terrorism.

One potential mechanism for advancing these objectives is a South American Defense College, now under consideration.

The main elevation is articulated by four turrets with a central clock tower (a gift from Sir Paul Chater in 1930).

... To many in the media CAMERA is ... an advocacy group trying to impose its pro Israeli views on mainstream journalism.

As a defensive weapon, MOTAPM should mainly be used by countries within their own territory against foreign invasion.

The seizure of the Paracel Islands from Vietnam in 1974 by Chinese forces was another example of offense as defense.

As the economy struggled, optimism gave way to a more defensive and insular view that values self reliance.

When they do bring it up to employers, for example they use apologetic, self defeating language.

Yet, in the absence of a European government, there can be no common defense policy, let alone a common army.

The Austrian Army did develop a defense plan in 1938 against Germany, but politics prevented it from being implemented.

These consequences would be even more serious than the possible destabilizing effect of the introduction of strategic missile defence systems.

MOTAPM with anti handling devices (AHD) are a defensive weapon permissible according to international humanitarian law.

As for climate change, the positions of the emerging economies were until mid 2009 negative or defensive.

The Ethiopian Armed Forces maintained the dispositions that I described in my last report, which they continue to characterize as purely defensive.

Developing countries should also have defensive preoccupations to consolidate domestic markets through support or protection of essential sectors.

These are peace talks, not a defense treaty, and Syria would not abruptly disengage from its Iranian friends.

With this network in place, the Council is able to implement nationwide advocacy campaigns dealing with vital global health issues.

These tactics allowed a reduced infantry army to defeat cavalrymen with the use of longbowmen in the flanks and defensive structures (like caltrops) in the front.

Information and specifically the Internet s power to spread it is our best defense against bad, unaccountable behavior.

The use of the war to stoke anti Japanese feelings in China and Korea is annoying to the Japanese, and triggers defensive reactions.

The Germans play with discipline, the Italians with the defensive strength of Roman warriors, the Dutch with free spirited individualism, the Spanish with the elegance of toreadors, and so on.

Active flood defence is rarely present, and the conditions for its construction are getting more and more difficult (especially in terms of water accumulation and retention).

In order to meet the challenges of this complex reality, Brazil s peaceful foreign policy must be supported by a robust defense policy.

Roh reportedly also discussed exporting defense materials worth 2.3 billion, including training aircraft, destroyers, and armed vehicles.

The defensive Treaty of Blois was concluded between France and England in 1572, but the treaty made no provision for a royal marriage and left the question of Elizabeth's successor open.

One motivating factor behind the changes in the legislation combining discipline acts across the armed forces is the trend towards tri service operations and defence organisations.

In fact, the interests of developing countries were much more complex, involving both defensive and offensive agendas that coalesced into a wider development agenda.

Worthy of consideration is the recommendation to adopt a Security Council resolution that would make it more difficult for terrorists to acquire or use man portable air defence systems.

The New Agenda remained deeply concerned that the Russian Federation continued to contemplate the use of non strategic weapons as a possible defence against conventional weapons.

If the Lisbon treaty is to be respected, solidarity must be viewed as a political tool for moving towards a European defense policy that works for the common good.

Indeed, the threat of human rights litigation has made providers of public services overly cautious and defensive.

During the subsequent Gulf War, BAAF carried out the first F 5s and F 16s defensive missions on 25 January 1991 and began offensive operations the following day.

As a result, more effective methods of driver training, including compulsory training courses for beginners and improved defensive driving techniques designed to improve drivers' ability to perceive and avoid risks, have been introduced.

This response is intertwined with a defensive reaction to the growing role of TNC s from emerging markets, the new kids on the block. Established TNC s, and their home countries, will need to adjust to this new constellation of forces and its implications for the world market.