| 单词 | defence |
| 例句 | To restrain the Venetians, the alliance of all the rest was necessary, as was the case in the defence of Ferrara. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The Occamy is aggressive to all who approach it, particularly in defence of its eggs, whose shells are made of the purest, softest silver. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Only those defences that depend on you yourself and on your own virtue are good, certain, and lasting. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Melanchthon’s introduction praised astronomy as the study of God’s handiwork, but it also went on to provide an elaborate defence of astrology. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Against what she’d seen in her dreams, the only defence would be to prevent the giants from waking Gaia. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Like a government diverting money from defence to education, humans diverted energy from biceps to neurons. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The affray was sharp, but the orcs were dismayed by the fierceness of the defence. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the lot of widows and homeless children is very hard, and it is to their defence, not God’s, that the self-righteous should rush. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Undoubtedly. Now, turn to that paper, and tell me whether it distinctly states that the prisoner expressly said that his legal advisers instructed him altogether to reserve his defence?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Piper sang a few more lines, then she risked another question: ‘The giants’ defences, the underground passage to the Acropolis - how much of what you told us is true?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was an ancient defence of the Dwarves against any enemy that might capture the First Hall and the outer passages. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He could imagine the effect of each blow that was aimed at him, and this weakened his defence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He seems to have recognized by noon that he was faced by a new kind of warfare, which required a new defence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z So before long Tommy had gone back to his original defence, producing work that seemed deliberately childish, work that said he couldn’t care less. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘He’s off at Mount Olympus in New York, shoring up the gods’ defences. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘Saruman has long spied out this land. Still in that place our defence may last long. Let us go!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But on the part of the prince there is the majesty of the principality, the laws, and the defences of friends and the state to protect him. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The shark held on to his paw, its only line of defence and attack, and thrashed its tail. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Kay lowered his defence, turned his back on the Wart, and said in a cold, snuffling, reproachful voice, The battle was over. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z These two disliked each other so much that it was difficult for them to come to any agreement, even in defence of their own interests. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z What use would a trial be with no one to speak in her defence but a foolish girl who was suspected of being a witch herself? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Instead it shrank to the floor, lifting a forepaw in a futile gesture of defence. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘The Deeping Wall is taken, lord, and all the defence swept away; but many have escaped hither to the Rock.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Had Galileo belonged to a functioning scientific community, to take just one example, he would have been firmly discouraged from placing his theory of the tides at the centre of his defence of Copernicanism. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Besides this, the enemy will in all likelihood burn and lay waste to the surrounding country upon their arrival, just when the spirits of the defenders are still ardent and determined on the city’s defence. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The Enemy still lacks one thing to give him strength and knowledge to beat down all resistance, break the last defences, and cover all the lands in a second darkness. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Heartbroken, he said, but as his own father had died in defence of the kingdom, so did his fair maiden. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z ‘The murder of Déagol haunted Gollum, and he had made up a defence, repeating it to his “precious” over and over again, as he gnawed bones in the dark, until he almost believed it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I wanted to come to his defence and was trying to think of just the right thing that would make him feel better without making Ruth even more angry. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Alas, Orange Juice’s defence lacked precision and coherence. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In a second the glint of steel flashed in the shadows, lit by the owl’s eyes, and at the same moment Gareth jumped to the defence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Orange Juice’s stirring defence brought a glow to my heart. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There they had gathered in the shadow of the cliffs, until the assault above was hottest and nearly all the men of the defence had rushed to the wall’s top. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And by him his father sat, and said nothing, but watched, and gave no longer any heed to the defence. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The old-fashioned keeps of Arthur’s accession had given place to a gaiety of defence, now difficult to imagine. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Now let’s review our defences. Where do we stand?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If he had become employed by their enemies, they would have had no defence, and if they had kept him on, they would have been obliged to obey him. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Sir Mador decided to save himself the expense of a champion by fighting his own case, and he insisted that Guenever must brief a champion for her defence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It amounted to a defence of Aristotle against the new astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z So Lancelot must be stopped at all costs, until the castle had been put in posture of defence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But wherever the mûmakil came there the horses would not go, but blenched and swerved away; and the great monsters were unfought, and stood like towers of defence, and the Haradrim rallied about them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And the rolled-up tarpaulin and the bulge of the net were even more pitiful defences. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z We shall not submit and we have no choice but to hit back by all means within our power in defence of our people, our future and our freedom.. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Particularly strong defences were erected around the home. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the people will rally around their prince even more, for it would appear that he is bound to them by obligations, since their homes were burned and their possessions destroyed in his defence. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Apart from the disputes over the windmill, there was the question of the defence of the farm. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z For their defence in the night the Company climbed to the top of the small hill under which they had been sheltering. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There are some other nukes in this group, but they are not in the majority and say nothing in their own defence. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The enforced passivity of their defence, the interminable waiting, became insupportable. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Scientists think early treatment may limit the development of reservoirs of HIV and preserve the body’s immune system defences. Teenager infected with HIV before birth healthy after 12 years without treatment 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The box office declared her "not guilty" on the grounds that the US supreme court was later to recognise as a defence to obscenity – she had a "redeeming social purpose". My hero: Mae West by Kathy Lette 2013-04-12T15:00:05Z The most important thing is to determine what capabilities are our highest priority for future defence needs – not for past associations. Gurkha regiment faces axe as Liam Fox insists on ?20bn Trident replacement 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z Similarly, Brexiteers might be reminded of Germany’s dark past, while Remainers could, as the German-Japanese axis conquered an isolationist US, spot a moral of the importance of international alliances to national defence. The Man in the High Castle: how will Nazi drama fare in age of Trump? 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z They could wheel out the old True Detective defence: “But it’s about two guys, and besides, women don’t even work in this industry!” Log off, Elliot: Mr Robot's female characters are the show's driving force 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z This is the classic defence, invoked not just by chick-lit authors but magazine editors, luxury goods advertisers, reality TV producers and so on. Sophie Kinsella: 'You can be highly intelligent ? and also ditzy and klutzy' 2012-02-12T20:00:11Z Orenstein pushed back at criticisms of her approach with a clear defence. Sex, porn and toxic masculinity: the struggle to bring up better boys 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z A government that chooses to unpick the net of social protection, as the current coalition is doing, will damage one of the most important defences we have against epidemic disease. Spitting Blood: The History of Tuberculosis by Helen Bynum – review 2012-11-15T08:00:06Z A cardiac arrest can occur within seconds during strangulation, so there’s also the defence that strangulation wasn’t the cause of death.” The fatal, hateful rise of choking during sex 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Deadline says the film will focus on a young legal clerk on bomber Timothy McVeigh's defence team whose determination to expose the truth almost destroyed him. Barry Levinson linked with Oklahoma bombing film 2011-03-03T15:35:40Z I don't think that that defence quite works. Christopher Isherwood's Liberation 2012-06-01T21:55:14Z And Tsiskaridze will no doubt be drawing on his recent, assiduous attendance at law school to prepare his defence. Bolshoi shows Nikolai Tsiskaridze the stage door 2013-06-10T16:40:29Z When the defence team called for a mistrial over Jackson's prejudicial remarks, Judge Fidler turned down the motion, commenting that it was "a fair inference that if you pay them enough they will say anything". Phil Spector 'denied fair trial' 2010-03-12T09:48:00Z Satire has few places to go when popular culture pumps out its own ironic defence mechanisms internally. I have had enough of irony 2012-05-30T19:00:04Z Illuzzi-Orbon was at her most impassioned when she rebutted defence criticisms of the accusers. 'Master of his universe': Weinstein saw women as disposable, prosecutor says 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Russia's move followed EU sanctions on key Russian energy and defence firms. Young EU farmers struggle as Russian sanctions bite 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Reed’s family, who she wrote to from jail, insist that she was acting in self defence. Sarah Reed wrote to family 'she had been sexually assaulted' in hospital 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z A "soporific media" does nothing to challenge a status quo in which "untold sums are off budget for defence, mosque expansion and princely usage." After the Sheikhs: The Coming Collapse of the Gulf Monarchies by Christopher M Davidson 2012-12-28T22:55:04Z Ice Cube's defence – that he was simply stating the fact that Heller was Jewish, and using the word adjectivally – has an unlikely supporter: Heller himself. What is the most offensive album of all time? 2010-10-21T22:00:00Z But why was she so keen to admit her guilt, and so loth to offer any defence, even refusing to name – until too late – the person who gave her the loaded gun? The Thrill of Love – review 2013-02-27T18:06:27Z There was a wonderfully pointed version of God's Comic, in which priestly hypocrisies seemed fresh minted, and a raucous Shipbuilding, the Falklands-era complexities of which now foreshadow another defence review and another distant war. Elvis Costello 2010-06-21T14:05:00Z This second rash of local murder from the 15th series of Midsomer finds its motif on the chessboard, taking its title from the Sicilian defence. TV highlights 09/01/2013 2013-01-08T20:00:01Z Images of Weinstein’s feeble entrances into court rocketed around social media: a dishevelled man slouched over a walker, trailed by his lead defence lawyer, a woman. Highlights from Harvey Weinstein's rape trial 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Medinsky later went further in his defence of the film and his disgust for those who questioned the story. Russian war film set to open amid controversy over accuracy of events 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z She calms me down when I’m flighty or put up defences, and teaches me to see things from other people’s point of view, and to conduct myself with grace. 'She's 85 and can out-dance me': the joy of the age-gap friendship 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Even so, the film-makers have embarked on a determined effort to screen the movie for members of Congress and staff at the department of defence and the Pentagon. Documentary about rape in the US military changes government policy 2012-06-19T13:14:56Z Is it possible to see Atticus's adoption of this defence as a further attempt to question the rule of law? To Kill a Mockingbird: a book that still raises questions about 'good' justice 2013-07-18T08:33:11Z Prenda Law, or its aliases, would offer to settle each copyright infringement claim for about $4,000 – the sum Wright references as being just below the standard cost of a defence. The best judicial ruling you will ever read 2013-05-07T22:35:34Z Stone brings real warmth to Olive, who deploys smart-alec wit as a defence against the vicissitudes of high school. Easy A - review 2010-10-21T21:20:00Z News Group Newspapers relied on a defence of truth to the claim. Johnny Depp loses libel case against Sun over claims he beat ex-wife Amber Heard 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Simpson defence team, Mr Toobin pulls no punches: his performance was “rocky”. That’s rich 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z All parties agreed before the election on the need to keep nuclear weapons, set up a defence review, and improve the welfare of British troops and their families. Coalition agreement - the full deal at a glance 2010-05-20T14:13:00Z Even so, in this instance one might have expected him to prepare the case for the defence just a little. Michael Winterbottom on The Killer Inside Me 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z The sex game gone wrong was something the police or Crown Prosecution Service came up with, not the defence. The fatal, hateful rise of choking during sex 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z He is trapped in the narcissistic defence of assuming he is superior to everyone else and we see people being circumspect around him and not enjoying his company. Psycho thrillers: five movies that teach us how the mind works 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Likewise, it could be said that my own defence of Featherstone is inspired because she commissioned work from me, on the play Enquirer. Scotland should not be wasting time on blaming the English any more 2012-12-21T19:00:00Z Is early vitamin B deficiency a sufficient defence against murder? The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine – review 2013-05-25T13:00:07Z Last week, the prosecution claimed Murray's defence is planning to argue that Jackson committed suicide. Michael Jackson was too ill to perform, says choreographer 2011-01-05T10:24:30Z You have so many defences preventing you from imagining that. The tsunami survivor who lost her whole family 2013-03-09T23:00:01Z The most recent film on the list is the documentary Fog of War, in which the former defence secretary Robert McNamara contemplates his role in shaping American military and foreign policy. Library of Congress adds record seven female-directed films to national registry 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z At Hinckley’s trial, the defence closed with a screening of Taxi Driver. ‘He is a psychopath’: has the 2019 Joker gone too far? 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Offering a robust defence of this assertion, the barrister and ex-prison chaplain's first TV series explores how our legal system has developed down the centuries. TV highlights 20/06/2012 2012-06-19T18:59:01Z She also had a brutal experience at the hands of the defence lawyer. My daughter was raped, but won’t let me help deal with her pain | Dear Mariella 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z They had lost a helicopter, but they had avoided Pakistan's defences completely. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z One defence he does not offer is that of infallibility, or even great precision. Everyone’s a critic 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z The male actors, including Cross, quickly rallied to Tambor’s defence, talking over Walter and minimising her experience. Why write a novel about a brutal female rapist in the age of #MeToo? Amber Tamblyn explains 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z But if the prosecution tells a jury there's only a one-in-a-million chance the explanation offered by the defence could be true, jurors assume the defence must be lying. Clive Stafford Smith: 'The jury system in this country is utter insanity' 2012-07-08T19:00:02Z “We see the antibodies as a first line of defence,” he said. Chlamydia vaccine moves a step closer 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Before Mason becomes a defence lawyer, Rhys’s version will show him working as a low-rent private investigator, haunted by his wartime experiences and mourning a broken marriage. American hero Matthew Rhys is proud to be Cardiff-born and bred 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z He was living in Normandy at that time and had begun the works as a kind of personal defence against what he knew to be the horrors to come. A life in paintings 2011-03-20T00:08:06Z As a small girl she could see –at their windows – the mothers pressing memoriestoo young for mothballs into lavender bags, staring outpropaganda posters, dreading the shouts of telegraph boysfrom lines of defence and attack. National Poetry Competition 2013: The winning poem 2013-03-27T20:30:01Z One compelling defence of buildings is the basic human urge to congregate. Do we need buildings for digital art? 2013-07-19T09:29:51Z However, the story has one uplifting element: defence attorney Dean Strang, whose commitment to justice and compassion for Avery, his client, has won him fans all over the internet. Dean Strang is Making a Murderer’s unlikely sex symbol 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z As an editor-in-chief, he was muscular in defence but rigorous in standards. Alan Rogers obituary 2010-07-21T17:50:00Z Some might perhaps query the extent to which any of these three is really an "author" – like my writers' XI, I can't offer much in the way of defence. Footballing authors: who will defend Frank Lampard? 2013-02-15T15:27:16Z This debate was recently revived by James Shapiro's book Contested Will, a powerful defence of Shakespeare's authorship. Mark Rylance: 'It's all about the attitude' 2010-06-15T20:30:00Z The procedure in treason trials gave the accused no chance of offering an adequate defence, and unsafe convictions were common. The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I by Stephen Alford – review 2012-08-17T21:55:05Z Having mouthed the conventional platitudes in defence of the war, she is shocked into a guilty awareness, telling the imagined children "we will pay for your deaths one way or another". Tiny Kushner 2010-09-06T14:53:00Z When people chip away at your last bit of belief, your defence is to smash their face in and that isn't positive. Plan B's new Motown sound 2010-04-10T23:08:00Z I wonder if Mark Ruffalo will unexpectedly jink through the defence to get best supporting actor for The Kids Are All Right. Oscar nominations: king for now, but Colin Firth could run into a boulder 2011-01-25T16:18:14Z When a fleet attacks her capital only to be annihilated by liquid explosives, the obvious parallel is with the "Greek fire" deployed by the Byzantines in their defence of Constantinople against the Arabs. 'Game of Thrones is more brutally realistic than most historical novels' 2013-03-24T19:00:01Z Offering mitigation, Read's defence barrister, Nigel Hamilton, said his client had been involved with pantomimes since the age of 16, earning a weekly wage of up to £800. Harry Potter and Star Wars actor convicted of indecent exposure 2011-07-29T12:54:49Z Once again, cynicism proves its worth as one of our best defences against spin and manipulation. In praise of cynicism 2013-07-10T17:27:31Z Another defence mechanism, no ones going to notice them in all the confusion. Timeriders by Alex Scarrow - review 2013-02-25T09:00:00Z I've never met a defence lawyer here who has done any factual investigation for themselves. Clive Stafford Smith: 'The jury system in this country is utter insanity' 2012-07-08T19:00:02Z You’re picking on people who don’t have a defence, who don’t have a voice. ‘I love drag. It's dangerous’: Graham Norton and Alan Carr on desire, camp and ‘cancel culture’ 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z For now, the not-making-a-dime defence seems to be keeping potential litigants at bay, enabling a return to the unshackled creativity of the late 80s, but it is a precarious freedom. Harlem Shake: could it kill sampling? 2013-03-13T17:03:00Z A team of agency experts will be on hand in the north-west over the weekend to check flood defences, clear river blockages and monitor river levels to try to reduce the risk of flooding. Isle of Wight festival hit by heavy rain as UK prepares for another soaking 2012-06-22T08:26:02Z I'll not be jumping to the defence of the kind of pop star you mention here. Was Beyoncé wrong to lip-synch at President Obama's inauguration? 2013-01-26T18:00:01Z The defence presented him as a man on the verge of insanity, unaware of what he'd been doing when he killed Dagmar. Murder at Wrotham Hill by Diana Souhami – review 2012-11-23T22:55:04Z During the presidency and since, Rhodes has been a lightning rod for criticism, because of both his combative defence of Obama foreign policy and his closeness to the president. Ben Rhodes: ‘Obama has a serenity that I don't. I get more exercised’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z Iridium would never have seen the light of day without defence spending. Highs and lows 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Or should female bystanders, particularly the powerful ones, take the lead, in defence of the sisterhood? Why did no one speak out about Harvey Weinstein? 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z The fashionable defence for Harry Potter madness is that the books make children read books after they have finished Harry Potter. Harry Potter and the end of a pop-culture phenomenon 2011-07-12T18:59:01Z The Danish minister of defence, Gitte Lillelund Bech, has seen it, as have many other politicians and senior members of the military, who have now commissioned an inquiry into events it shows. Armadillo: the Afghanistan war documentary that shocked Denmark 2010-06-03T20:45:00Z One of his defence experts stated that Hinckley felt “like he was acting out a movie script”. ‘He is a psychopath’: has the 2019 Joker gone too far? 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z The tactical superiority of the defence team was evident from the outset. The trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover 2010-10-22T11:00:00Z Searching the internet for commentary on the case not long afterwards, I found the loudest voices were those raised in my attacker’s defence. ‘I couldn’t deal with it, it tore me apart’: surviving child sexual abuse 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Although the murder was committed in self‑defence, it haunts him for the rest of his life, until, at some point between the wars, in Paris, he reads a book that ... The Spectre of Alexander Wolf by Gaito Gazdanov – review 2013-06-18T15:57:28Z In Kevin's defence, he was distracted by women shouting and sobbing and stuff. Blitz Street, Out of the Frying Pan and Coronation Street 2010-04-19T22:05:00Z On Tuesday, the author and film-maker took to his own blog to present a defence. Man of Steel marketing campaign seeks to align Superman with Jesus 2013-06-19T10:58:30Z In questioning defence expert witness Dr Clarissa Smith, prosecution counsel Thomas Wilkins asked if those who attended sexual health clinics were significantly more likely to have engaged in "risky" sexual behaviours. Extreme porn trial: consensual sex and the state 2012-08-08T16:29:27Z “It needs more emphasis because defence teams are increasingly offering it up, maybe because rough sex has crept into the mainstream,” says Mackenzie. The fatal, hateful rise of choking during sex 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Similarly, he noted that Wistrich was only able to offer a loss of control defence now because of new evidence that Fri hadn’t previously disclosed. ‘Intimate terrorism’: how an abusive relationship led a young woman to kill her partner 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z What's interesting about this is not that it goes on, but that it's technology companies as well as brewers and defence contractors which deem it essential to retain prominent ex-politicians as "strategic advisers". Why Tony Blair is a high-tech company's best friend 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z This system is the body's first line of defence against potential invaders. What is food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome or FPIES? And are more babies getting it? 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z So as Eleanor pushed her causes—ending discrimination against black troops, for example, or promoting low-cost housing for workers in defence industries—he tried to dodge. Ahead of her time 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Lawyers for Dr Conrad Murray, the singer's former physician who is accused of involuntary manslaughter, said the theory about Jackson's money problems was "the crux of the defence" and appealed for access to financial records. Michael Jackson killed himself over debt, lawyers claim 2011-04-08T10:44:37Z Finch's trial was twice-delayed by requests for a psychological evaluation; his defence claimed he had suffered a head injury in a motorcycle accident and might not be fit to stand trial. Former KC and the Sunshine Band star jailed for sexual abuse 2010-12-08T12:45:00Z If those three are the case for the prosecution then the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, via Pete Seeger, is offered as a defence. Readers recommend: Songs about the vote 2010-05-06T21:30:00Z His conviction was eventually overturned, with his defence citing mental illness and the appeal judge describing him as a “kind and giving” man with “extraordinary” references. Jessica Chastain accused of hypocrisy for working with Matthew Newton 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z "For a long time my whole defence had been to try not to remember anything of our lives before," she says. The tsunami survivor who lost her whole family 2013-03-09T23:00:01Z The barrage of online outrage from the British public prompted Bake Off presenter Sue Perkins to jump to the defence of Beard on Twitter. Great British Bake Off presenters fend off sabotage claims 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z It meanders past civil-war defences with commanding views over the city and across the Potomac river into Virginia. A tour of a changing capital 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z For the last two months, we’ve tasked Guardian writers with the unenviable: putting together an impassioned defence of a film loathed by the masses. Hearing you out: what hated movie would you defend? 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z “If they did what they should do according to how things work, they would just file 50 defences and the courts would decide what to do,” he said. Airbnb makes ‘power play’ in Dutch high court to retain right to ‘double fees’ 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z It is one of the first defences of party politics at a time when the party machine did not quite exist. Freedom fighter 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Former US defence secretary Robert MacNamara was not about to spill his secrets on camera. Errol Morris: two sides to every scandal 2011-03-10T22:34:01Z In the #MeToo age, this covert form of defence is sadly making a comeback. Harvey Weinstein appears to think that his time is not up | chitra ramaswamy 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z The Sun’s publisher, NGN, is relying on a defence of truth. Depp libel trial reveals problems of proof in domestic violence cases 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, Feig mounted a fierce defence of Jones after the actor threatened to quit Twitter in the face of trolling. New Ghostbusters trailer nods to controversy over race and gender 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z She believes that, despite his convoluted defence of his actions, Antonio did eventually offer a complete apology. Kidnap revisited: how I met my former captor 2011-01-26T08:00:02Z Far more surprising, however, was the reaction of the French intelligentsia, who were almost unanimous in their defence of the author of Journey to the End of the Night. C?line: great author and 'absolute bastard' 2011-01-31T11:33:28Z People are responding by falling back into simple narratives and identity politics as a defence against this complexity. ‘We will get regular body upgrades’: what will humans look like in 100 years? 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z As soon as we started talking, my ratty shirt and snowboots, my buzz and other defences, didn’t matter, though. 'This is small talk purgatory': what Tinder taught me about love 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z It was said in their defence that the princess, unlike her predecessor, hadn't minded being looked at – that she enjoyed bathing in the limelight. Watching you 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z "Oscar's defence," quipped Cleese, "will be that he was absolutely legless at the time." RIP Richard Briers, Hynes's new sitcom and Gervais and Cleese – oops 2013-02-19T16:02:37Z Among the more creative defences Mr Scott mounts is that artists are essentially critics, paying tribute to or improving upon the work of their predecessors. Everyone’s a critic 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Aidala added colourfully that when the defence went out to dinner on Monday, “the next table were, ‘Did you hear about Weinstein, the new charges?’ Judge threatens to revoke Harvey Weinstein's bail over phone use in court 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Data on progress are the best defence—ideally data outside a government’s control. Delivery man 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The only realistic defence capability was the security contractors up the road in the CIA Annex. Fighting dirty: could Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie take down Hillary Clinton? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z It’s very difficult to undergo a gruelling cross-examination by a highly skilled, highly paid defence attorney. ‘I was shocked by the verdict’: Gloria Allred, lawyer for 33 of Bill Cosby’s accusers 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z He defended defence cuts after a call from a military wife and told another caller that giving £8bn in overseas aid was not just morally right, but in Britain's interests. Nick Clegg launches LBC radio show – and admits to owning a onesie 2013-01-10T11:06:27Z Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian Calling all aspiring film-makers keen to use their skills in defence of the dignity of man. Death by degrees? Bela Tarr to open film academy 2012-09-28T12:34:33Z My own hyperactivity is a manic defence, continually breached as I witness these changes in you, as my love for you is revived. A letter to … my mum, who refuses to be old, though she’s 94 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Morris won his Oscar for The Fog of War, a brilliant documentary about Robert McNamara, the US defence secretary during the Vietnam war. The Fort Bragg murders: is Jeffrey MacDonald innocent? 2013-04-13T23:05:28Z Lloyd's theatrical CV makes a strong argument for the defence. Meryl Streep playing Margaret Thatcher ? what's not to like? 2011-02-08T20:30:31Z The minister, Ed Vaizey, was vociferous in defence of libraries when in opposition. Library campaigners predict 1,000 closures by 2016 2013-07-12T11:11:22Z Was it the unprecedented talent on the defence side, a series of blunders by the prosecution, or a combination of the two? The People v OJ Simpson: episode three – the Dream Team comes together 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Failing that, they also argued the defence of truth. Geoffrey Rush defamation appeal: court to hand down decision today – live news 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z He was interned during the last years of the first world war, despite a petition in his defence started by the writer Jerome K Jerome. Portait of a neglected painter: Philip de L?szl?'s works to go on display 2010-03-23T15:44:00Z No longer was Frank thrillingly attacking, but stuck in defence, limited by his office, doomed to repetition. When good TV goes bad: how House of Cards came tumbling down 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z In his defence, he said he needed the weapons to defend his family due to Muslim-Hindu tension in Mumbai. Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt released from jail 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Huge sums were pumped into Katanga to facilitate uranium export and to prop up Belgian defences. Rich pickings 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Well, the judge sits at the head of the court, and the defence and prosecution . Theodore Boone by John Grisham 2010-06-21T21:30:00Z There, she berated all the grown men around her in a moment of staggering oration in defence of Jon Snow. Tyrion, Daenerys ... Hot Pie? The greatest Game of Thrones characters 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z "I actually want to write a treatise in defence of pretension," he says. Last exit from Brooklyn 2010-04-23T23:16:00Z Even worse, stress also seems to impair the action of T-cells –, which form another important line of defence against disease. Look after yourself: how your state of mind could affect your Covid jab 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Ford has clearly thought about his defence, marshalled his arguments, but he can’t help a mischievous aside. Tom Ford: ‘I wore a suit on set. It's a uniform… I feel weak in trainers’ 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z "Even if the play occasionally suffers from information overload, it is still a rich, ideas-packed work that offers a defence of goodness whatever its ultimate source," wrote its critic Michael Billington. Mixed reviews for Stoppard 'brain' play 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z If the prosecutor’s speech was good, the defence’s is cleverer: an argument that asks the jury to ignore the accused, and decide whether they would convict themselves after a messy night out. 'It's always high drama. It's somebody's life at stake': inside British rape trials 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z It also includes flood defences for the local area. Make tracks: ride the world's newest cycling routes 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, though, she offered up a defence of her portrayal on the red carpet for the Gotham Awards. 'Crass and contemptible': is Clint Eastwood's new movie built on a lie? 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Your defence of pride in one's origins is noble yet I fear it is also the stuff of aspic. Is it wrong for a person to change their accent? 2013-04-20T16:59:01Z Even she, all of whose defences are down as she heads for the altar, cannot let this go: "But tell me, what did you come to Netherfield for?" she asks in exasperated fondness. Pride and Prejudice at 200: looking afresh at Austen's classic 2013-01-26T08:01:00Z Portia speaks eloquently in his defence, but whose flesh is Shylock preparing to take in place of his unpaid debt in Shakespeare’s A Merchant of Venice? Quiz: Debt in literature 2011-08-03T09:57:51Z More recently, she rode to the defence of Michael Jacksonafter the singer was arraigned on charges of child abuse. Elizabeth Taylor dies aged 79 2011-03-23T13:28:00Z A BBC spokesman responded by issuing a defence of the corporation's output. Harris attacks BBC books coverage 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z How would the financial services or defence procurement sectors survive if asked to operate under the same strictures? Investment in the arts is a virtuous circle 2013-04-25T06:30:01Z The White Helmets, about a Syrian civil defence group, won best documentary short, arguably another poke at Trump since its cinematographer, Khaled Khateeb, was denied entry to the US. Moonlight wins Oscar for best picture … two minutes after La La Land 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Murphy's defence is described as "noble cause corruption", in that he attempts to spin his abuse into a holy act, casting molestation as a form of sacrament. Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God – review 2013-02-14T21:30:01Z That goes further than its defence of democracy – its there in its embrace of diversity and a pretty impeccable set of moral values. The best movies of 2019 that you haven't seen 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z In Wren's defence, however, there had been little or no alternative. St Paul's Cathedral has risen above its critics for 300 years 2011-03-01T11:00:00Z They want a defence industrial base that is nimbler and more secure. Chronicle of a war foretold 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Ms Samutsevich argued with the judge, complaining that her request for a different defence lawyer had not been met. Court adjourns Pussy Riot appeal 2012-10-01T08:23:30Z But his defence is crumbling; he throws up his hands. Pedro Almodóvar: ‘I can no longer hide’ 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z In the second half of GBFR, James Martin made the case for watercress, but it felt less an impassioned defence, and more like special pleading. TV review: DCI Banks; Great British Food Revival 2012-10-10T21:00:01Z But for France, the defence of Verdun in the face of Germany’s greatest onslaught of the war so far became the ultimate symbol of national heroism. A most terrible year 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z The defence had argued there was no evidence of any serious injury in any of those images, and that the activities were low risk. Former Boris Johnson aide cleared of possession of 'extreme pornography' 2012-08-08T14:58:48Z He sympathised with the original legal team who had not sought medical evidence because “nothing was said by the applicant which suggested that the partial defence of diminished responsibility might be available”. ‘Intimate terrorism’: how an abusive relationship led a young woman to kill her partner 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Although I do rather get the message now that her stature is not relevant to her defence/ injury skills. The Americans recap: season one, episode six 2013-07-08T00:29:34Z The amended defence – based on Norvill’s statement – also includes allegations Rush’s hand “traced across” the side of her breast during a preview performance of the same scene. Geoffrey Rush accused of simulating 'groping and fondling' actor at centre of lawsuit 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z We loved Sam Simmons, whose cavalcade of random nonsense, Meanwhile, amounts to a frenetic defence against distress. Edinburgh festival 2011: The highs and lows 2011-08-28T21:19:00Z Ignorance, though no defence, is definitely bliss on a sunny evening. Felicity Cloake: my week as a vegan 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The defence has consistently argued that Kurniawan was only one player in a much bigger wine counterfeiting scene, and that he only got involved to fit in. Wine Fraudster Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z All art today is for sale, and the defence of art such as Murakami's is that it accepts this honestly. From Warhol to Murakami: pop art hasn't lost its soul, it's selling it 2012-02-09T15:46:11Z But the talking heads are effectively defence witnesses, solid representatives of blue state USA. 'As guarded as Fort Knox': the inside story of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z They concentrated their defence on the grounds that Fri had acted in self-defence and been provoked to a loss of control. ‘Intimate terrorism’: how an abusive relationship led a young woman to kill her partner 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, his farther did leap to his defence. Boris Johnson: Eddie Mair did 'a splendid job' 2013-03-25T21:12:56Z Good Luck, the second song on this second album, could be a spirited defence of his former combo's failure to turn cult success into a means of giving up day jobs. Singing Adams: Moves – review 2012-11-29T22:15:01Z "Picture all of the tractor trailers and forklifts and caterpillars it would take," the secretary of defence told Voice of America. How the US let al-Qaida get its hands on an Iraqi weapons factory 2011-01-07T07:59:02Z "In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defence of the indefensible," Orwell writes, in the most celebrated passage. My problem with George Orwell 2013-01-17T15:49:30Z But while his underlying views were painfully dated, his conception of banter was entirely modern: a sly expansion of the word’s meaning, and a self-conscious contention that it provided an impregnable defence. The age of banter 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Although the rule is rooted in British broadcasting's traditional exaggerated deference towards the royals, the official defence of the restriction is that it prevents tasteless juxtapositions of material. TV matters: An ad-free royal wedding 2011-04-07T07:00:02Z In the defence of The Deminer – a film undeniably the product of great physical bravery – it must be even harder to locate in war. Dancing with death: the murky ethics of filming people in life-threatening danger 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z But in 1976, two years after his famous father, the eye-patched tank general Moshe Dayan, finished as minister of defence, he directed a cult parody of the army as full of fools and swindlers. In praise of … Assi Dayan 2013-06-10T23:57:26Z The subject was a quote from Barry Goldwater, the alt-right Republican candidate for the presidency: “Extremism in the defence of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” Malcolm X at Oxford: 'They're going to kill me soon' 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Bridget Irving, defence lawyer and radical feminist, tells me she is jealous I am going to see him perform. Glastonbury 2010: I love Snoop Dogg the artist ? but despise him as a man 2010-06-27T18:59:00Z Wistrich’s new arguments for the defence of diminished responsibility were dismissed because “the applicant did not raise the relevant factual matters before or at the time of the trial”. ‘Intimate terrorism’: how an abusive relationship led a young woman to kill her partner 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z And as the pensioners’ study showed, sleep can also influence the activity levels of the immune defences. Sleep-wake cycle: why it’s vital to watch your biological clock 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z In defence of Schumann Robert Schumann wrote music of extraordinary, visionary beauty. Schumann: Humoreske; Studies for Pedal Piano; Ges?nge der Fr?he ? review 2010-12-23T22:30:00Z He made his first appearance in 1969 adventure The Web Of Fear, then a mere Colonel, head of the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, the international community's line of defence against alien threats. Nicholas Courtney, Doctor Who's legendary Brigadier, mourned by fans 2011-02-23T14:25:48Z The defence relied upon – marital coercion – is so unclear in its scope that experienced lawyers disagree as to the applicable burden of proof. Should jurors have to take a test? 2013-02-23T18:00:01Z Both publishers presented defences of the agency model. Publishers hit back vigorously against accusations of ebook price-fixing 2012-06-01T08:49:40Z It was very, very fortunate that it didn't kill people and that's no defence of it, but there seemed a slightly different tenor. TV drama revisits 'optimism' of 1996 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z Listening to them is a bit like watching Michael Owen in the 1998 World Cup, when it didn't occur to him he couldn't defeat the world's best defences. Childhood: another great new UK guitar band to watch 2012-11-27T18:45:01Z Even Sir Lionel Thompson, one of the defence counsel, seemed a bit subdued. From the Observer archive, 21 July 1968: The Kray twins on trial 2012-07-21T23:05:34Z He admitted biting Mr Mantle's ear but claimed he was acting in self defence after being pinned down. Two cleared of Casualty star attack 2014-02-26T10:58:31Z The former defence chief was a leading architect of the Iraq war. Donald Rumsfeld memoirs reveal no regrets over Iraq 2011-02-03T09:53:00Z Asked about being seen as that supposedly rare thing, an intelligent footballer, Lineker is firm in defence of his colleagues. World Cup 2014: why Gary Lineker is a man of two halves 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Running up to the trial, he recruited Joe McGinniss to write a book about him and the case to help pay for his legal defence. The Fort Bragg murders: is Jeffrey MacDonald innocent? 2013-04-13T23:05:28Z I am appalled to hear the defence of the niqab or burka in Europe. Is France right to ban the burka in public? | Debate 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z The actor's legal team is awaiting defence from the News of the World and Glenn Mulcaire in their phone hacking case. After Andy Coulson's resignation, what next in phone-hacking scandal? 2011-01-22T07:00:01Z You clearly know there is something a little wrong about these boots, otherwise you wouldn't have prefaced your question with a defence. Actresses looking to survive film awards season ? ignore your stylist 2011-01-16T21:00:01Z Though there is little startlingly new in the programme relating to defence, security, and foreign policy, the language and emphasis is significant. Coalition agreement - the full deal at a glance 2010-05-20T14:13:00Z Outside the Tarantino dreamscape, in which men enact their fantasies of aggression in defence of quasi-fictional innocents, what is the implication of violence for male relationships – with families, women, indeed other men? Toxic avengers: what Scorsese and Tarantino's new films say about male violence 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z "They wanted to punch this poor guy in the face," Stone's defence lawyer, Nicholas Hornberger, said after the verdict. Funk legend Sly Stone awarded $5m 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z We still fight meaningless wars and sacrifice troops at the whims of politicians and their backers in the defence industries. Letters: How to commemorate the first world war 2012-10-12T20:00:07Z The guys showed me how to perform and execute all kinds of moves from defence to attack using my knees, elbows and feet. Billy Moore’s first Muay Thai “Fight Night” in Thailand 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z I’m not sure which was worse, the frontal assault on Canadian values, or the fact that it was masquerading as a defence of Canadian values.” White people don’t have to worry about Canada’s new “report your neighbor” hotline 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Shattered by the news, Derrida wrote a long essay in De Man's defence – which must rank among the most shamelessly disingenuous texts of modern times. Derrida: A Biography by Benoît Peeters - review 2012-11-14T08:00:01Z As Robert Gates, once America’s defence secretary, said: Mr Karzai was the most “troublesome ally in war since Charles de Gaulle”. Karzai Inc 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z As more evidence comes to light, it becomes increasingly difficult for the defence lawyer to ascertain what happened. Best films of 2018 so far 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z The interviewer's continued efforts to pinpoint a reason for Karen's skeletal appearance prompted Richard to come to his sister's defence. Karen Carpenter's tragic story 2010-10-23T23:03:00Z He is impressed by Croggon's persuasive and optimistic defence of blogging. Noises off: Netizens of the world unite 2010-09-17T15:29:00Z In recent months, Polanski’s supporters in Britain and the US, who were once so vocal in his defence, have been notable by their silence. What does Hollywood's reverence for child rapist Roman Polanski tell us? 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Celebrities involved in the show leapt to her defence after Wednesday's broadcast prompted a furore on social media. Baked Off contestant 'stitched up' 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z At one point he issues a rigorous, if idiotic, defence of the September 11 attacks; later he lets it be known he personally considers that sort of thing unconscionable. TV review ? Natural World: Panda Makers and I Was Bin Laden's Bodyguard 2010-12-08T08:00:00Z In their defence, however, that reaction is understandable when trying to exist in an environment in which your work is so often reduced to its novel logistics. The shock of the new: why novelty is not the star of the show 2010-09-01T13:02:00Z Margita Thompson from Disney Consumer Products says in her defence: "Frozen is a global phenomenon that has truly exceeded expectations on every level," which is corporate speak for "Bloody hell!" Frozen-mania: how Elsa, Anna and Olaf conquered the world 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z It used to be the geographical centre of the town, too, but the sea has steadily eroded the coastline, and it now stands just yards behind the sea defences, a defiant historical relic. Peter Grimes on the Beach? Shiver me tenors! 2013-06-12T18:00:01Z On the landings it's every man for himself –a theme driven by instinctive survivalist defence mechanisms. Gordon Behind Bars: the task he faces 2012-06-27T10:54:30Z Interestingly, Billy Bragg, a friend, mustered a defence of Turner's views in the . Frank Turner – review 2013-04-19T15:00:03Z And he has plenty of chums willing to spring to his defence. Two men. One dream 2010-08-05T07:00:00Z The alleged incident in Australia is one of 14 separate allegations of domestic violence that NGN intends to rely on in its defence. Hollywood comes to the high court for Johnny Depp face-off 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z Gopnik also suggests that Christmas gains its power from a split personality, and springs to the defence of the essayist's art. Guardian Books podcast: Winter, kitchen technology and the joy of paper 2012-12-14T15:06:55Z She jumps to her husband's defence when I bring up one of many legal cases he is currently fighting. Carla Bruni: Sarkozy and me 2013-06-01T08:00:00Z Mill's classic defence of freedom of speech includes a limitation directly relevant to the siege of the Capitol. Why "free speech" needs a new definition in the age of the internet and Trumpist tweets 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z We have a very good record of defence secretaries saying clever things about Afghanistan. William Dalrymple: a life in writing 2013-01-19T10:00:01Z McQueen feels a close affinity with Morris's ferocious defence of the environment and visionary politics of fellowship. Morris in Iceland 2010-03-27T00:09:00Z His defence of Guantánamo, on the other hand, is compelling, at least as a counterweight to what in Britain has become a well-entrenched narrative that the prison was and is a disaster. Known and Unknown: A Memoir by Donald Rumsfeld ? review 2011-02-13T00:05:24Z The defence has amassed a wealth of emails between Weinstein and his alleged victims that show that in several cases he maintained close contact with them, even of a sexual nature. Harvey Weinstein trial nears final act after defence rests 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z But is there ever a defence for a well-done steak? Trump’s well-done steak is far from a rare problem 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z CS Lewis, after the death of his wife Joy, wrote as "a defence against total collapse, a safety-valve". Too much grief 2011-08-19T21:55:11Z Hrabal once called his playful style his “defence against politics,” but it was precisely his apolitical effusions that made him so politically suspect. The Violent Insights of Bohumil Hrabal 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z As does host Frank Skinner's unexpectedly serious and prolonged defence of English folk dancing in the face of Noble's lame and obvious put-downs. TV highlights 10/02/2012 2012-02-09T20:00:04Z We know, however, that the last thing she should be doing is lowering her defences … It's a slick, unsettling entertainment that cruises towards its twisty ending so smoothly, you barely notice the implausibilities piling up. Thrillers – review roundup 2013-05-24T10:01:00Z Lamprou's portrait, though, cannot use the defence of social documentary or reportage. Panayiotis Lamprou: the casual power of an intimate portrait 2010-09-17T16:54:00Z The defence claimed the image was not of a child but an adult. Former Boris Johnson aide cleared of possession of 'extreme pornography' 2012-08-08T14:58:48Z Perhaps worst of all, when female students try to challenge this litany of misogyny, they often come up against the defence that it’s just “banter”, it’s all just an “ironic” joke. 10 things female students shouldn’t have to go through at university 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Eighteen months after the publication of Rogue Male, he was appointed to Field Security, the department charged with "the defence of the army against the enemy agent," as he put it. Robert Macfarlane: rereading Geoffrey Household's Rogue Male 2013-03-15T12:03:22Z This, naturally, rallies the right-thinking sister to Watson’s defence, and thence to defend and applaud the entire film. Beauty and the Beast: feminist or fraud? 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z In my defence, I wanted to be back in time for the school run, and you don’t get a body like mine without effort. I’m getting up at 5am to ‘chase the tiger’. How long can I sustain this madness? 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z The White Helmets, about a Syrian civil defence group, won best documentary short, arguably another poke at Trump, since its cinematographer, Khaled Khateeb, was denied entry to the US. Moonlight wins best picture Oscar – after Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway give award to La La Land 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z I ask if her parents’ jobs meant that she entered the industry with her defences up. Diane Lane: ‘It’s a relief to be the protagonist instead of the girlfriend’ 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z He said the defence wasn’t trying to delay the proceedings. Geoffrey Rush virtually housebound and barely eats, court told 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Again, it was Coppola’s energetic defence that prevailed upon Universal to stick with Lucas’s second film, American Graffiti, a story of teenagers, set in Modesto and full of autobiographical material. The folly of Empire: how Star Wars menaced Hollywood 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Without giving details, he offers a full-throttled defence of what happened at prisons in such countries as Poland and Thailand. Many masters, many lives 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z "But I've said it again and it's still my best defence: there's no such thing as originality, just authenticity," she says. Helene Hegemann: 'There's no such thing as originality, just authenticity' 2012-06-23T23:05:24Z “It is not indicative or correct compensation for the crimes and the majority of that money is being fed back to Harvey’s own defence,” she said of the deal. Harvey Weinstein: fourth accuser opts out of settlement to pursue own claim 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z By mutating the gene, colibactin weakened the body’s defences against the tumours. Common toxin made in gut can cause bowel cancer, scientists find 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z “In most countries outside of the US,” Gwyneth’s Goop account tweeted on Thursday, “homeopathics are the first line of defence against ailments.” Have a happy homeopathic Christmas with Gwyneth Paltrow 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z With the benefit of hindsight, Simon says now that "in some ways it was a defence mechanism – making things hard to like gave us an excuse if people didn't like them". Biffy Clyro interview: 'We care too much to be cool' 2013-01-26T22:00:01Z In her defence, she has certainly dialled back the nudity, or at least presented a more family-oriented image of herself in recent years. Kim Kardashian West at 40: how the queen of social media changed the world 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Time’s Up established a $13m legal defence fund and organised successful campaigns, such as the “red carpet blackout” at the 2018 Golden Globes. Time's Up confirms its CEO resigned over son's sexual assault allegations 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z I think at the time in his defence he was used to doing the show on his own. Denise Van Outen: breakfast with Johnny was frosty 2011-04-06T17:12:09Z That Robson testified in Jackson’s defence has been used against him, even though other witnesses at the 2005 trial testified they had seen Jackson molest him. The Michael Jackson accusers: ‘The abuse didn't feel strange because he was like a god’ 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Jonathan Kent's revival gets the balance just right – and reminds us that the piece's appeal lies in its joyously irresponsible defence of bohemian privilege against bourgeois rectitude. Private Lives – review 2012-09-30T16:45:01Z Andrew has observed among her patients that knowing they are looking at an edited version of reality, the awareness that #nofilter is a deceitful hashtag, is no defence against the emotional force of envy. The age of envy: how to be happy when everyone else's life looks perfect 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z After all, it does matter who wrote Shakespeare, because the case Shapiro makes for him doubles as a defence of art. Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro | Book review 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z The ministry of defence was hotly against this settlement. Joanna Lumley: 'I'm a happy person. But injustice I loathe' 2010-04-02T23:12:00Z Ministers such as Nick Clegg and Jeremy Hunt may endorse the defence of the social, cultural, even moral value of the arts, but they cut them anyway. Arts funding cuts reveal the government's poor business sense 2010-07-27T15:12:00Z The aeroplane delivered a deliberate overhead perspective – which were to prove invaluable to many areas of study, from cartography and defence to archaeology and aesthetics. Flight of fancy: how aviation changed art for ever 2012-08-17T21:55:08Z Poverty denial is a common reflex, a defence by the better off, calculating cunning ways to manage on puny pay, blaming the low paid without asking why wages are pitiful. If only soap operas didn't wash their hands of politics 2012-11-12T20:30:01Z One of the biggest recent news stories in involved a plagiarism scandal that brought down the defence minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. What they're reading in Germany 2011-03-18T12:29:32Z And yet her book is a powerful defence of the idea that there is a lot to learn from how other countries learn. Learning from the world’s swottiest countries 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Animal of a darkness forever unreachable, your defence in your repellence is nothing but that. A Great Big Shining Star by Niall Griffiths – review 2013-02-01T15:01:01Z Palin's consistent defence of her own ignorance is terrifying, but this is a flimsy example; she has offered many more robust ones. Sarah Palin: getting the Humpty 2010-07-20T19:00:00Z Women in defence, I think, are sort of the unsung heroes. Kathryn Bigelow: under fire 2013-01-12T00:01:00Z The results might lend some support to an unorthodox theory, championed by Harvard neurologist Robert Moir, that amyloid is a defence against pathogenic microbes. Does our immune system hold the key to beating Alzheimer’s disease? 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z You can hear in the tone of her defence – "it's just a bit of summer interactive fun" – the surprise that, in this day and age, anyone would bother to rebel against it. Why is Stewart Lee railing against the Edinburgh comedy awards? 2010-07-21T16:04:00Z The police wanted to be sure that his legal defence team could not later claim he had not understood the proceedings. Inside the mind of serial killer Fred West 2011-07-31T19:30:01Z The mugger was later arrested and said in his defence that he had hoped that the woman would be carrying more. Read all about it! All the news you missed during the jubilee knees-up 2012-06-09T23:06:02Z And indeed only last week in this paper Jacobson wrote a typically bracing and learned defence of the comic novel. Is Howard Jacobson the only person writing British Jewish novels? 2010-10-15T11:03:00Z But maybe the left should be taking an interest in defence. Defenders of the state: why we should care about army cuts 2010-10-04T13:45:00Z When Kanye West dissed her at an awards ceremony, everyone swung to her defence. Women we love to love and women we love to hate 2013-03-22T22:00:00Z Like the US Republicans, the Tories branded inheritance tax as "death tax"; neither Gould nor any other of New Labour's much vaunted team of spinners offered an effective defence. Philip Gould: An Unfinished Life, edited by Dennis Kavanagh - review 2012-09-26T07:30:04Z Although psychoanalysis is a theory of mind and body, its main emphasis has drifted to the development of the mind and its structures: what we call defences, and the relationship patterns we have absorbed. Patterns of pain: what Covid-19 can teach us about how to be human 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Many of his contacts were made when shooting, including Lord Mountbatten, then chief of the defence staff. 'Spycatcher' Harry Pincher dies 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z But, also like cancer, one of the most promising current approaches to a cure enlists our body’s own defences, using the immune system to ward off the disease by means of immunotherapy. Does our immune system hold the key to beating Alzheimer’s disease? 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z "This was an emulation of an adult act witnessed by him at this young age," said the defence counsel. Schoolboy who raped nine-year-old girl is spared custodial sentence 2012-05-31T17:09:28Z This is at once an attack on the 1960s generation, painting them as smug, hypocritical hippie capitalists, and also a defence, showing that they, like everyone, just did their best. We Had It So Good by Linda Grant - review 2011-01-30T00:38:01Z The only things we lead the world in are: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defence spending. Rewind TV: The Newsroom; Twenty Twelve; Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies; Volcano Live – review 2012-07-14T23:06:06Z The same defence can be made of Major Gowen's speech and so there may be pressure for the entire episode to be shown at a later date, with an appropriate note about its content. Fawlty Towers isn't racist. Major Gowen is 2013-01-23T15:41:34Z Photograph: Dom Joly One line of defence from the radio station is that the hoax call was expected to fail, resulting in a brief squib of a posh receptionist knocking back the Aussie interlopers. Australian hoax DJs: where do you draw the line with on-air pranks? 2012-12-10T16:56:05Z Well, I suppose it’s one way to torpedo your “no sunlight” defence. The ballad of Pammy and Julian Assange - her poor, mournful sea lion 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Isn’t irony, even so, always the default defence mechanism of the British male? Robert Webb: ‘Jokes are important for men – we think we invented them’ 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z This week, Richard Mabey responds with an essay in defence of nature writing, which strives to find the words “to bridge that divide between the otherness of nature…not wallow in some vanished pastoral world.” Your weekend reading: JK Rowling, literary prizes and Australian short fiction 2013-07-21T00:22:47Z Her latest book, The New Religious Intolerance, is a vigorous defence of the religious freedom of minorities in the face of post-9/11 Islamophobia. Martha Nussbaum and the new religious intolerance 2012-06-29T21:55:17Z The defence is MacFarlane was employed partly to puncture the event's pomposity, which he did by lightheartedly pointing out that some of the world's most self-important people regularly get their kit off for money. Oscars 2013: We Saw Your Boobs - sexist or smart? 2013-02-25T15:08:31Z Perhaps the strongest point made in Alma's defence was programming the Adagio from Mahler's Symphony No 10. Orchestra of WNO/Koenigs – review 2013-01-22T15:33:16Z The Israeli ministry of defence told the supreme court last year that the topographical character of the area made it highly suitable for military training. Israeli authors campaign against eviction of West Bank villagers 2013-06-25T16:25:42Z He’s also helping to repair the popular image of defence attorneys, who are often depicted as sleazeballs who care more about a paycheque than justice. Dean Strang is Making a Murderer’s unlikely sex symbol 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Although still campaigning on missile defence, in the 1990s the Marshall Institute's foremost activity became attacking climate change science. Extract: Requiem for a Species by Clive Hamilton 2010-04-16T09:19:00Z These include failures in tackling illegal levels of air pollution in some cities, in increasing annual flood defence spending from 2010 levels and in protecting our seas. Coalition promises: separating substance from spin 2013-01-09T22:33:56Z I could sense that there had been a total collapse of his defences and that he might already be mine. Time to get out my ‘sex shirt’ … tonight might be the night 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z Diane Keaton has spoken up in support of Woody Allen, stating that she believes the director’s defence against allegations of molestation made by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow. Diane Keaton: 'Woody Allen is my friend and I continue to believe him' 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z The Avengers director Joss Whedon also posted a defence of Marvel on social media, quoting the Incredible Hulk: “I revere Marty, & I do see his point, but ... Well there’s a reason why ‘I’m always angry’.” Samuel L Jackson shields Marvel from Martin Scorsese criticism 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z The Telegraph is arguing a truth defence on the basis of evidence to be given by Norvill, who played the role of Cordelia in the production. Drama at Geoffrey Rush defamation trial as actor's friend bursts into song 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z In the meantime, I'd recommend reading AL Kennedy's passionate defence of arts spending over on the books blog. Details of ?35m Hepworth gallery revealed - why it's money well spent 2011-02-03T18:18:01Z If there is a judge-led inquiry into shoddy journalism, I shall appear for the defence. Radio review: A month in Ambridge 2012-11-13T17:42:54Z "This is the silliest defence for spoiling stories for those of us who don't want them spoiled that I have ever heard," writes Joe R Lansdale. Do literary spoilers matter? 2012-05-28T13:11:07Z Indeed, perhaps his chief contribution to the development of Chinese painting since 1950 was his defence of abstraction. Wu Guanzhong obituary 2010-07-07T17:42:00Z Cue a response from timethatthetalewere, leaping to the defence of right-wing comedy in a way that's unlikely to endear him/her to many Guardian readers. TV executives stifling new comedy, says veteran producer 2013-06-25T13:38:37Z "Clearly every legal case is different, but this sets an important marker in the defence of the historic environment from inappropriate development." Heritage bodies win high court battle against Barnwell windfarm 2013-03-08T15:26:16Z In a statement, the gallery's director, Martin Sullivan, gave an apparently contradictory explanation for the decision, repeating his defence of the video in the face of misleading media coverage but announcing its removal. Christian activists force Smithsonian to pull Aids video from show 2010-12-01T18:56:00Z Chrysanthou said the respondents hadn’t given an explanation as to why they were now naming a previously confidential source from the STC in an amended defence document and in the cross-claim application. Geoffrey Rush virtually housebound and barely eats, court told 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Here's rexfontaine summing up the case for the defence: He has alienated half the agents in the business, infuriated promoters across the country, and won't even look media people in the eye. Edinburgh fringe face-off: Stewart Lee v Nica Burns 2012-08-08T14:55:00Z Unless and until juries become used to 3D imaging evidence, defence lawyers are also likely to exploit juries' unfamiliarity with virtopsy to raise doubts about prosecution cases. Virtual autopsy: does it spell the end of the scalpel? 2013-02-23T21:00:00Z As your case wends through the system, you barely speak in court; the prosecutor and defence attorney do most of the talking. Finders keepers: my favourite piece of clothing 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Is anyone prepared to leap to the defence of UK comedy? Talk show hosts vote with their jokes – and which standups are in the money 2012-11-06T17:02:36Z But in my defence, I would travel away from that moment to perform the only mandatory task for anyone handed a time machine – the early assassination of Adolf Hitler. Michael Brooks's top 10 time travel books 2012-11-28T13:38:00Z And Jacobi pierces all one's emotional defences as he inquires, with a bewildered innocence, "Am I in France" or binds Cordelia to his breast with the rope that imprisons them both. King Lear - review 2010-12-08T00:05:00Z She works in the Bournemouth municipal baths, lives with her mother and two cats, goes to weekly civil defence meetings and can turn a dental appointment into Vol 3 of The Forsyte Saga. Sue Arnold's audiobook choice 2011-01-22T00:06:19Z For all his turmoil in court – particularly when he was cross-examined by Singer’s defence barrister – “the weight went from my shoulders” after he gave evidence. I faced the teacher who abused me when I was nine 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z But they unanimously rejected her claim to have been acting in self defence. Cole's roles 2011-05-05T15:16:24Z Criticised for sentimentality, his only defence was to argue that the idea of ending with the executions had struck him as too brutal. Truman Capote's In Cold Blood - rereading 2011-08-05T09:00:06Z It also raises serious questions about the defence secretary's judgment. Liam Fox cancels Sri Lanka trip amid claim in cables of Colombo's war crimes complicity 2010-12-16T21:30:42Z It's fine to say you shouldn't care what other people think of you – that there is a philosophical defence for watching Geordie Shore. Faking cultural interest can actually make you smarter and more creative 2013-07-02T12:00:01Z “Would Catherine Deneuve be rushing to the defence of men who ‘try to steal a kiss’ if these men had been north African?” she added. Catherine Deneuve's claim of #MeToo witch-hunt sparks backlash 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z And now, a new defence has been added to the mix – consent. The fatal, hateful rise of choking during sex 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z The defence said in an email that the photos were introduced to “shame” him. Highlights from Harvey Weinstein's rape trial 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Since December last year, a group of women have attempted to gather “sex games gone wrong” defence killings under one place – the website We Can’t Consent to This. The fatal, hateful rise of choking during sex 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Such libertarianism is unpatriotic – the nation's best interests wouldn't be pursued in industrial strategy, defence or indeed Britain's place within Europe. Britannia Unchained: Global Lessons for Growth and Prosperity – review 2012-09-27T07:00:03Z However, the High Court ruled Viagogo's right to commercial confidentiality did not outweigh the defence that the material was in the public interest. Viagogo defends ticket sale deals 2012-02-24T16:23:48Z It is, one suspects, a defence mechanism, mastered in order to cope with repeatedly being asked to relive a traumatic personal past for public consumption. Karin Ward: 'I'm not angry at Jimmy Savile now' 2012-12-09T00:04:01Z The Sakharov Prize is awarded by the EU for dedication to the defence of human rights and freedom of thought. VIDEO: Iran dissidents win EU prize 2012-10-26T21:59:32Z She agrees that the tough exterior has built up over the years as a defence mechanism. Cher Lloyd: 'I don't want to be a joke' 2011-07-27T21:00:02Z Over an eight-month course the students – invariably poor from surrounding slums - learn English, self defence, CPR, communication skills, and obtain their first driver’s licence. In the driving seat: India's school for female taxi drivers 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z All that was missing was an interjection from my favourite movie critic, Fox overlord Rupert Murdoch, who can always be relied upon to deliver a striking defence of his product. Leonardo DiCaprio and Prince Harry: alpha males with animal troubles 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z But springing to Orwell's defence, LakerFan said that dismissing his prose as pedestrian points to a superficial reading of the book. Reader reviews roundup 2012-10-05T15:31:28Z They don't seem to have quite got their defence down pat. Little Britain boys 2010-12-12T00:04:00Z She is perhaps following in the footsteps of her late father, Robert, who gained notoriety for being OJ Simpson’s defence attorney. Tears, trauma and reality TV: inside Kim Kardashian West's legal crusade 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z For now, being a victim of domestic abuse does not in itself constitute a defence in court. ‘Intimate terrorism’: how an abusive relationship led a young woman to kill her partner 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z She says: “I used to be fearful. I used to feel violated. But that was a defence mechanism; I think I’ve grown out of it now.” Kristen Stewart: ‘It's not confusing if you’re bisexual. For me, it’s the opposite’ 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Grant's lawyers duly invoked the Human Rights Act and the right to free speech in the comic's defence – and won the argument. Long live those mother-in-law (and ex-wife) jokes 2010-10-04T13:24:00Z The other day, while I was talking about Trump’s plans to expand our missile defences, Ron accused me of hiding his clean socks. Love across the divide: couples on Brexit, politics and religion 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z There are nonetheless several things to be said in defence of the idea of a boredom that goes beyond a situation, but is overwhelming rather than depressing. One big yawn: boredom is not just a state of mind 2011-07-16T23:05:46Z If the defamation bill became law, the risk of libel action would be lessened because of a new public interest defence. Authors call on party leaders to save libel reform 2013-03-06T18:00:40Z In cases where a woman has killed their abuser, Stark believes that lawyers should be able to use a “liberty defence” rather than a psychiatric one. ‘Intimate terrorism’: how an abusive relationship led a young woman to kill her partner 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z For that reason, some of the most unlikely items are the guns used by the fledgling Bosnian defence forces. Welcome to Sarajevo's designs for survival 2011-03-02T14:40:00Z OJ’s defence team, led by civil rights lawyer Johnnie Cochran, brought front and centre the widespread belief among the black community that LA’s prejudiced police force were persecuting a rich, successful black man. Cuba Gooding Jr on OJ Simpson: 'It could have been me in that Bronco' 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z For producers who choose to sell their copyright-flouting work, the situation is even hazier because their only defence is obscurity. Harlem Shake: could it kill sampling? 2013-03-13T17:03:00Z The Prison Reform Trust is currently calling for a new statutory defence to be added to the domestic abuse bill for those whose offending was driven by their experience of domestic abuse. ‘Intimate terrorism’: how an abusive relationship led a young woman to kill her partner 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Laying out their belief that "peace is a common and irreplaceable good and its defence is a common obligation", the authors are urging "all writers in the world" to join them. Writers campaign for Israel-Palestine peace 2012-10-10T15:19:07Z This year's festival will look forward as well as back, with "blueprints for the future" to be hammered out in areas including the arts, the environment and defence. Edinburgh international book festival announces 2013 lineup 2013-06-20T08:30:20Z Zola was quite right to base his defence of Manet on the painter's perfect eye. Manet's portraits: the artist on the knife-edge of photography 2013-01-12T09:01:01Z "You cannot improve on the facts," Hilary Mantel has said in a ringing defence of accuracy in historical fiction. Mere fact, mere fiction 2010-04-16T23:10:00Z Her killer used the same “sex game” defence. The fatal, hateful rise of choking during sex 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Larry David may have recently come out in defence of Woody Allen, but I’m not about to stop watching the show. Seinfeld and chill: why the classic sitcom can help beat lockdown anxiety 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z It’s all about talking about being on the offence, not on the defence. Nkechi Anele from Saskwatch: 'I've hated my hair for most of my life' 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The points she makes in his defence, many of them fair, underline her argument that we are all conditioned by our environments and expectations. Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes by Maria Konnikova – review 2013-01-04T15:19:54Z Three defence experts viewed the image and stated in written reports that Jason was in his twenties. Extreme porn trial: consensual sex and the state 2012-08-08T16:29:27Z And weight – particularly in adults but also in children – is very hard to shift, thanks to our inbuilt biological defences. The chicken shop mile and how Britain got fat 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z For the present-day story we interviewed Israeli Jewish boys and girls, conscripted at 18 in defence of their country. Promise land 2011-01-28T08:52:01Z Grant’s defence of Harry again pits him against longtime antagonist Piers Morgan, the former editor of the Daily Mirror with whom Grant frequently clashes on Twitter. Hugh Grant defends Prince Harry: 'The tabloids effectively murdered his mother' 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Having developed their own secret language that only they could understand, as the pair grew up, it became clear that their apparent combined defence against the world might actually mask deeper tensions between them. This week's new theatre 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z I look, expecting some lengthy and passionate defence of his beloved Minis, but no. 'I lie to my health visitor. I lie to myself': the truth about postnatal depression 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z Celebrities involved in the show leapt to Beard's defence. Diana's Bake Off exit announced 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z I think we all to a certain extent create a public person to use as a defence, and from what I've seen he's a very generous guy but he has this very acerbic public persona. America's funniest man 2010-08-21T23:08:00Z Rickylicious's comments were as close as we got to a robust defence: Maybe I'm wrong. RIP Richard Briers, Hynes's new sitcom and Gervais and Cleese – oops 2013-02-19T16:02:37Z Hubbard's defence lawyers said he tried to avoid the children and that what happened was a tragic accident. Usher's stepson death: Man sentenced 2014-03-06T11:38:07Z The Telegraph is arguing a truth defence against Rush. Geoffrey Rush touched Eryn Jean Norvill's breast on stage, fellow actor tells court 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The author, a criminal defence lawyer, studied a number of real-life trials similar to the Tom Robinson trial. To Kill a Mockingbird: a book that still raises questions about 'good' justice 2013-07-18T08:33:11Z Stoeckley's vivid sketches from inside the court and beyond, together with carefully selected transcripts of the proceedings, trace the arguments as they move back and forth between the defence and the prosecution. Bradley Manning trial to be recreated in comic-book form 2013-06-11T12:05:00Z The world war one novelists Sebastian Faulkes and Pat Barker will also be on the committee, along with three leading defence figures from each party Lord King, Lord Robertson, and Menzies Campbell. David Cameron announces £50m fund for first world war commemorations 2012-10-11T19:12:20Z I knew this kind of passion from the music, but this was the first time I ever saw this same fervour in defence of humanist principles by a "classical" composer. If Michael Tippett were alive, he would still be challenging us today 2013-02-28T17:05:35Z Ai, one of China's best known artists, equally admired for his outspoken defence of human rights in his country, was delighted at the response. Seeds for sale 2011-01-26T17:25:45Z In Britain, over-reliance on supposedly expert testimony, dubious cell-confession evidence and withholding of information from the defence have also contributed to mistaken verdicts. Do you have the courage of Conviction to fight miscarriages of justice? 2011-01-17T15:49:38Z In this 1920s-set outback western from Indigenous Australian director Warwick Thornton, a farm worker goes on the run after killing a farmer in self defence. The 50 best movies of 2018 in the US: 50-41 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Beyond bricks: one compelling defence of buildings is the basic human urge to congregate. Do we need buildings for digital art? 2013-07-19T09:29:51Z His lawyer, Sue Chrysanthou, in the federal court on Thursday said he did not oppose the Telegraph amending its defence but he also did not concede its particulars were relevant. Actor gives statement saying Geoffrey Rush touched her inappropriately 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z But she added she was able to "square the circle" by acknowledging the award would allow her to speak up in defence of the theatre. New Year honours: Actors take centre stage as Cowell and Forsyth miss out 2010-12-31T00:05:14Z "I do think it's clear the defence is operating under the theory that the victim, Michael Jackson, killed himself," he said. Doctor's lawyers to claim Michael Jackson killed himself, prosecutor says 2010-12-30T12:11:49Z Moreover, it is written as a defence of the notion of verifiable truth, and against the fashionable encroachment of relativism. The Fort Bragg murders: is Jeffrey MacDonald innocent? 2013-04-13T23:05:28Z Hubbard's defence lawyers said Hubbard tried to avoid the children and that what happened was a tragic accident. Usher's stepson death: conviction 2014-02-21T08:01:43Z It is a sad commentary and what makes a lot of us very cross is that the argument deployed in defence is simply to ask us what we would cut. Save Our Libraries day 2011-02-06T00:05:00Z The audience booed, complaints were lodged – and comedian Adam Hills leapt to the crooner's defence. Ricky Gervais back as David Brent, while Derek passes the taste test 2013-03-05T15:19:48Z The strongest defence for retrospectively empowering people is that the stories are intended not as history lessons but life lessons, especially for impressionable viewers. Not in this day and age: when will TV stop horrendously airbrushing history? 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z I think this correspondence suggests that the defence Channel 4 made in its submission to the Advertising Standards Authority was disingenuous. Big Fat Gypsy Weddings ad director demanded 'dirty kiss' in advert 2012-10-11T06:13:04Z “Yes, I am,” says the prosecutor, and even the defence can’t help a smile. 'It's always high drama. It's somebody's life at stake': inside British rape trials 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z Mr Pinker even offers an elegant defence of the despised “very unique”. Talking sense 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Stuart Manley has been advised that action in Europe could take half a year and Coop's defence had only arrived at Alnwick last month. Keep Calm and Carry On trademark battle enters new year 2013-01-02T19:53:35Z This show, though, doesn't qualify for that defence because, even more so than Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, the prize is very hard to win. The Million Pound Drop Live 2010-05-26T16:51:00Z With less than two months to prepare, Weinstein’s newest and latest defence team had been expected to ask Judge James Burke for another delay in the start of the disgraced producer’s trial. Harvey Weinstein introduces new legal team including anti-#MeToo attorney 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z "He's the technologist," Poulton said in defence of his choice of business partner. It's time to put Alan Sugar in the Dragons' Den 2013-07-14T19:00:01Z Ironic defences of them fail because he is too bigheaded to present them as the jokes they actually are. Damien Hirst, Richard Serra and Tracey Emin ? the week in art 2012-05-18T14:03:06Z She could have reasonably used the "irony" defence. Have you heard the one about rape? It's funny now 2012-08-17T18:15:01Z Acosta says his heart still belongs in Havana, and that he deals with the separation from his family and country "by creating defence mechanisms". Life after ballet 2011-06-14T00:44:54Z Held in a bunker in the Pentagon, before an audience of nervous, tittering, chino-wearing, blue-shirted correspondents, these were spanking sessions for a generation of defence nerds. Known and Unknown: A Memoir by Donald Rumsfeld ? review 2011-02-13T00:05:24Z In the introduction to Day Four, Boccaccio launches a passionate defence of the Decameron, pre-empting his critics by rehearsing their arguments and demolishing them in turn. A brief survey of the short story part 31: Boccaccio 2011-02-09T12:31:30Z His comedy would be sharper if said the same things without all the ornamentation, which – in the end – looks like a defence mechanism. All-male Egyptian sitcom leaves women out of laughs 2013-06-18T14:15:00Z Persia Lawson, dating coach and author of The Inner Fix, says that if you are repeatedly drawn to emotionally unavailable people, it is probably a defence mechanism. 'Anything that doesn't involve late nights and alcohol is good' – how to get better at dating 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z "Artists who have an individual outlook, an individual form of expression and who use their creative powers in defence of the dignity of man within the reality that surrounds us." Death by degrees? Bela Tarr to open film academy 2012-09-28T12:34:33Z Monico, the other defence lawyer, scorned Doe’s testimony tears: “She has no evidence, but she can cry.” NBA star Derrick Rose and friends cleared of rape charges 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Keaton’s defence of Allen follows a similar show of support by Alec Baldwin, who tweeted that it was “unfair and sad” that others had distanced themselves from the director. Diane Keaton: 'Woody Allen is my friend and I continue to believe him' 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z He is a volunteer fighter in the defence of Leningrad, but also a playwright who has failed to keep to the Communist party line and cannot get his work performed. The Siege by Helen Dunmore 2011-02-12T00:05:20Z “The jury rejected the defences of substantive truth, triviality and statutory qualified privilege.” Rebel Wilson wins $4.56m damages from Bauer in record libel settlement 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Walton charts, estimably and perhaps unintentionally, how the hubris of "intelligence", in the "defence" of an increasingly hollow and insignificant "realm", made hardly any difference at all. Empire of Secrets by Calder Walton – review 2013-01-31T11:00:01Z The defence is an incredibly effective silencer, branding anybody who dares to complain as uptight or lacking a sense of humour. 10 things female students shouldn’t have to go through at university 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Witnesses for the defence said it was a man in his 20s. Simon Walsh: the vindictive persecution of an innocent man 2012-08-11T23:11:00Z But Jewish humour, please God, isn't just a defence mechanism. Howard Jacobson: 'I've been discovered' 2010-10-13T17:14:00Z Maybe it was foolish, but attack is the best defence. United front: breasts without the airbrush 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z But Goddard reluctantly ruled that he should be allowed to see the evidence in order to mount what seemed to be a hopeless defence: that he wasn’t a sexual predator, but a harmless deviant. ‘I thought, OK, he goes for drunk guys’: friends and flatmates on the Reynhard Sinaga they knew 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z High production values did the rest, cementing its reputation as the world's favourite tower defence game. Kingdom Rush: Frontiers – review 2013-06-15T05:00:00Z “People were talking about this defence as if it was one isolated incident and I knew it wasn’t,” says Mackenzie. The fatal, hateful rise of choking during sex 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z These stories are our defence against organised crime, because how else do we learn about it? 'These stories are our defence against organised crime': the mafia on film 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z On 3 December, Brosnahan took up his case, and from that day forward we had a valiant defender in him and the other lawyers who worked on the defence team. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z It was also the defence's case that the last image was not of a child but an adult male. Extreme porn trial: well, thank you for that interesting anatomical lesson 2012-08-09T12:39:47Z Finmeccanica, which operates "globally in the aerospace, defence and security market", became a National Gallery corporate sponsor in October last year. Arms manufacturer halts National Gallery sponsorship after protests 2012-10-10T16:29:45Z "We are not guilty – the whole world is talking about it," Alyokhina said, hours after Madonna became the latest, and biggest, star to come to the women's defence. Pussy Riot trial 2012-08-08T14:33:44Z Booksellers, book groups, librarians and bookshop buyers form this steely line of defence. James Dawson: why teens in books can't swear 2012-07-11T08:03:27Z Outside the courtroom, Murray's defence refused to comment on Walgren's statement. Doctor's lawyers to claim Michael Jackson killed himself, prosecutor says 2010-12-30T12:11:49Z They were convicted in 2009 amid lurid headlines calling Knox a she-devil - but an appeal court acquitted the couple two years later after defence lawyers exposed flaws in the original investigation. Amanda Knox reiterates innocence as memoir is published 2013-04-26T12:46:05Z Snowden leaked tens of thousands of classified intelligence documents to the media in 2013 and is wanted by the US on charges including theft of government property and unauthorised communication of national defence information. Gordon-Levitt to play Snowden in film 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z As defence attorney for Samuel L Jackson's beleaguered father, whose daughter has been viciously assaulted, Jake Brigance makes an impassioned closing speech. Matthew McConaughey: five best moments 2013-05-10T13:37:29Z He did not die in agony from an arrow wound sustained in the defence of the city, but in 1099 during peacetime from an unknown cause. El Cid: Spanish history enjoys a right royal revamp 2013-04-26T08:38:31Z Although ignorance is a poor defence, it is hard to give any similar benefit of the doubt to her husband. The 'Nazi Marilyn Monroe': Goebbels had very nice eyes – but he was a devil! 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z So, too, was his modest defence of his own reinterpretation of part of JS Bach's Chromatic Fantasia to reflect baroque performance practice. Mahan Esfahani – review 2013-02-25T16:10:50Z And maybe you and I are guilty of the same kind of instinct in springing so chivalrously to Beryl's defence. Is the 'Beryl Bainbridge Booker' a good thing? 2011-02-13T00:05:32Z I think free speech is all and humour is the best defence. Got to get this off my chest 2011-02-20T00:05:50Z The newspaper and reporter Jonathon Moran will now attempt to prove a defence of truth when the case likely goes to trial in October – seven weeks later than originally planned. Actor gives statement saying Geoffrey Rush touched her inappropriately 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z In his 94th year he published How to Change the World, a vigorous defence of Marx's continuing relevance in the aftermath of the banking collapse of 2008-10. Eric Hobsbawm obituary 2012-10-01T09:59:14Z If there is a clear history of domestic abuse, a defence team could seek to have their client psychiatrically assessed. ‘Intimate terrorism’: how an abusive relationship led a young woman to kill her partner 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Make braver decisions in defence of excellence, innovation and the richest possible mix of talent and taste. Forgan promises transparency in 'tough and anxious' time 2011-02-10T14:26:03Z It's certainly a novel and spirited line of defence, and it seems pleasant enough: Ilfracombe is full of people with careers, full of happy families, full of love. Jimmy Carr said sorry. So did William Shatner - but without apologising 2012-06-21T19:00:01Z Sheep have been able to wreak such devastation, he says, "because they were never part of our native ecosystem", and so "the vegetation of this country has evolved no defences against sheep." Is our love of nature writing bourgeois escapism? 2013-07-06T07:01:00Z Photograph: AP Photo/Warner Bros But the cowboy also represented a more dangerous ideal: the defence of the native Waspish American ways against the millions of encroaching immigrants from lower races. The myth of the cowboy 2013-03-20T18:00:01Z “The last line of defence against errors is always the patient,” he says. Five ways to avoid becoming a victim of prescription drugs errors 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z The defence of extreme, realistic violence on screen is that it is more honest than movies that downplay and disguise it. Killer instincts 2010-05-21T23:03:00Z I admire women abstractly but occasionally one slips through my defences and destroys me; I’ll find her incredibly attractive, want her desperately, but have no outlet for the powerful feelings that surge up within me. My life in sex: ‘Since both balls were removed, the anguish never stops’ 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Yesterday I tweeted my dislike for Pendulum and received over 20 replies from fellow haters, with one lone voice of half-hearted defence. Pendulum are the sound of youth ? just not mine 2010-06-03T10:41:00Z It noted the earlier defence by the documentary's executive producer in which he said: "The 'offending' line - about Israel launching a series of airstrikes in 1967 - is not inaccurate." BBC rapped over Dan Snow documentary 2013-11-07T11:35:27Z Also, his coaching style – fast breaks, speed and intense pressure defence – suits Jones's strengths. Marion Jones: 'I'm a sucker for a challenge' 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z Here, that envelope might betoken some sort of modest supporting statuette for Jim Belushi who, in his role as wily Las Vegas defence lawyer Nick Morelli, gleams and winks like buffed granite. Tonight's TV highlights: ER 2011-04-08T07:00:01Z Martin leaps to the professor's defence, and the band all turn to face Geddes, their current keyboard player. Love, Belle and Sebastian-style: Laura Barton interviews the indie heroes 2010-09-30T21:45:00Z As a consequence, the partial defences of diminished responsibility and loss of control could now be deployed. ‘Intimate terrorism’: how an abusive relationship led a young woman to kill her partner 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z This is the route that bring us to this Wednesday’s debut of the “chubby fingers” defence. Is there a way out of the Epstein mess? Prince Andrew hasn't put his fat finger on it 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Judging by the response to Nigel Biggar’s Ethics and Empire project, the academic consensus is that any kind of defence of empire, however limited, is simply not intellectually credible or morally acceptable. Do we need to hide who we are to speak freely in the era of identity politics? 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Yet he retained tremendous support – and, in his infamous defence, called the hearings a “hi-tech lynching”. Kimberlé Crenshaw: the woman who revolutionised feminism – and landed at the heart of the culture wars 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z After the case had been lost, the attorney general pretended that the Crown had disdained to match the defence "bishop for bishop and don for don", but this was a lie. The trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover 2010-10-22T11:00:00Z To be a defence lawyer called Harry Potter and to host a three-part BBC series on the law is to invite comparisons to the wizard drama of his fictional counterpart. In praise of … people like Harry Potter 2012-06-21T22:30:54Z Both suggest a poet is someone for whom making poems is the only defence against the dark. Pluto by Glyn Maxwell – review 2013-04-20T11:01:01Z "It is the obligation of the Mexican state to defend our institutions because that is the defence of our sovereignty," María Elena Morera, an anti-crime campaigner, wrote in national daily El Universal. Nicolas Sarkozy triggers row with Mexico over French kidnapper 2011-02-17T18:32:55Z Fence, the artful swordplay, is shortened from defence. The etymology of 15 weird and wonderful Olympic words 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z As your weight falls, things will quickly go downhill when your body activates its defence mechanisms to defend your weight loss. What is the OMAD diet? Is one meal a day actually good for weight loss? And is it safe? 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Those defences involved trust and societal pressures to induce trust. Is it impossible to trust one another in the information age? 2013-01-21T12:45:00Z Its fans cite the show's formal playfulness as defence against the charge of regressiveness. Mrs Brown's Boys: how the 'worst comedy ever made' became a smash hit 2013-01-29T16:57:30Z Madewithstring contrasted "Lee Hall's defence of equality" with "Opera North's defence of cowardice". Lee Hall and Opera North: how the story went viral 2011-07-05T12:37:37Z The saga centres on a planetary defence force which fights back against alien invasion by setting up bases on the extra-terrestrials' home world, using a wormhole over Antarctica. Tom Cruise to star in Japanese sci-fi saga Yukikaze 2013-04-16T09:51:29Z So that completes the case for the defence. Murdoch's movies: the good, the bad and that Hugh Grant romcom 2011-07-19T10:35:49Z One defence of the glut of such stuff is that it's as misleading to lump together "period drama" in a single genre as to group cricket and tiddlywinks under "sport". The Paradise: do viewers really need more period drama? 2012-09-25T14:22:53Z So is calling yourself chubby a pre-emptive defence mechanism? Mindy Kaling: 'I wasn't considered attractive or funny enough to play myself' 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z But as ever, the reactionary music fans' kneejerk defence of their sacred cow was even less edifying. Public Enemy are rubbish? If only more classic albums got this treatment … 2012-07-17T11:43:03Z Believers have offered all sorts of elaborate defences of religion over the centuries, including excursions into poetry, drama and florid fantasy, but Grayling will focus forensically on the "literal sense" behind their high-flown words. The God Argument: the Case Against Religion and For Humanism by AC Grayling – review 2013-03-07T10:00:01Z He enlists clinical argument in defence of passionate intuition. Thesis published 2010-06-08T12:27:00Z Russell Kane has leapt to the defence of top comedians, in response to fears that their success is making life difficult for wannabe comics entering the industry. Stephen Fry takes US sitcom role and shark-attack jokes bite the dust 2013-03-19T15:20:24Z In short, they turned the defence of the scientific method into a novel and welcome political force. The Geek Manifesto by Mark Henderson – review 2012-05-25T10:00:01Z Tonight, he's running defence as opposed to prosecution, helping to spare a wrongly accused man from the wrath of the mob. Tonight's TV highlights: Republic Of Doyle 2010-10-26T23:05:00Z You pass great cathedrals and prehistoric barrows, castles, medieval farms and the remnants of second world war defences. 'Like cycling through history': 220-mile King Alfred’s Way launched 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Animal defence activists are unlikely, however, to be comforted by the artist's description on his website of the process used in a similar exercise in Copenhagen. Painted pigeons put critics in a flap 2012-08-27T15:38:47Z In court she pleaded not guilty but offered no defence. This week's new theatre 2013-02-16T00:05:17Z On Saturday Bautista leapt to Gunn’s defence, saying that while the director had “made mistakes” he did not deserve to be sacked. Dave Bautista defends fired Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z The documentary completely shredded what was left of Jackson’s reputation, but that didn’t stop plenty of people putting up a fight in his defence. ‘I was surprised how unceasing the abuse was’: the fallout from Leaving Neverland 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z My job was to investigate sightings and assess whether any were of “defence significance” – a phrase that was never defined, and thus meant whatever we wanted it to mean. Is anybody out there? The real-life Fox Mulder opens up his X-Files 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z In his own unconvincing defence, Collins was quoted as saying: "Programmes can and do change from that which is expected and requested." Is that a joke? 'Inappropriate' comedy in the spotlight again 2012-07-17T17:20:21Z "What I liked about it was that this was an informal setting and a gentle, welcoming environment where my defences were down," Yeomans said after the session. Storytelling: how reading aloud is back in fashion 2013-01-06T00:08:26Z Instead he became an improbable sapper in 560 Field Company, which he later described as "a very working-class unit trying to build some patently inadequate defences against invasion on the coasts of East Anglia". Eric Hobsbawm obituary 2012-10-01T09:59:14Z It is a fierce defence of CLR James's political legacy against those who would see his achievements in purely literary terms. A life in writing: Selma James 2012-06-08T21:45:05Z In Joyce's defence, I would say there is love, grief, anger, lust, generosity, small-mindedness, kindness and redemption as well as kidneys, dogs, claret, soap, what-the-butler-saw machines, classical statues, menstrual blood and brogues. Paulo Coelho's attack on Ulysses insults readers 2012-08-08T11:26:38Z After all these years, members of the SWP have discovered they have minds of their own and revolted in defence of the rights of women. Why leftists and 'revolutionaries' are not the best feminists 2013-02-03T00:06:08Z Over the years, many stand-up comedians have been willing to put themselves forward in defence of human rights. This week's new comedy 2011-07-08T23:09:24Z Addressing the court in the afternoon, defence lawyers for the band argued that the women's performance was an act of opposition against Putin and was not motivated by religious hatred. Madonna supports Pussy Riot 2012-08-07T22:28:23Z We were on President Nixon's list, the defence department list, the national security list. After the Party: Music and the Black Panthers 2010-09-02T21:45:00Z The doctor's lawyers responded to the report by saying that it is premature to discuss the defence strategy. Jackson case 2010-04-06T00:53:00Z Cannes’ resolute defence of its old-school male auteurs is, for many in Time’s Up, the other side of the same coin. Cannes in crisis: has the festival learned the lessons of Weinstein? 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z His objections revolve less around a defence of A-listers than regret over the decline in journalistic standards. George Clooney and the Daily Mail: can the man get any cooler? 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z The Russian public, including many fellow musicians and opposition politicians, has failed to rally to their defence. Pussy Riot: activists, not pin-ups 2012-12-20T18:35:44Z Following the most recent, in 2008, on her website she claimed her defence was that she was objecting to the slaughter of animals for Eid. Frozen in Time: Brigitte Bardot on set in Mexico, February 1965 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z She is younger than the defence barrister, sceptical and coolly polite with the defendant. 'It's always high drama. It's somebody's life at stake': inside British rape trials 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z We can argue about the implications of that piece – but as Amis wrote in his defence, to acknowledge an urge is not necessarily to endorse it. Hilary Mantel: why novelists are deliberately misunderstood 2013-02-19T17:32:07Z However, social democracy cannot just be about preserving worthy institutions as a defence against worse options. Tony Judt: A manifesto for a new politics 2010-03-20T00:07:00Z Coppola’s defence is: “Young girls watch my films and this was not the depiction of an African American character I would want to show them.” The Beguiled: how Hollywood is whitewashing the US civil war 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z A book from Ben Bernanke, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve, lacks the pyrotechnics but offers a robust defence of the Fed’s response to market meltdown. Halfway there 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z When artists behave badly, it is often just a defence mechanism, it's just someone feeling insecure. Top 10 tips for being a music producer 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z Our Country's Good is an impassioned defence of the power of theatre: the convicts' abilities as actors force their naval-officer overseers to acknowledge their humanity. Timberlake Wertenbaker: 'I'd love to write for Holby City' 2013-01-14T18:45:02Z He became deputy minister of defence in the post-Stalin government but he was not the commander of the Red Army in March 1953. Carry on up the Kremlin: how The Death of Stalin plays Russian roulette with the truth 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Mr Trump himself used this “locker-room talk” defence after a video showed him bragging about groping women. “Mere” speech has powerful consequences 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z In a domestic homicide case, there are some key questions around which a defence case can revolve: has the accused acted in self-defence? ‘Intimate terrorism’: how an abusive relationship led a young woman to kill her partner 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z But a healthy lifestyle will ensure your defences are as good as they get. How to boost your immune system to avoid colds and coronavirus 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Is my progress to the grave going to be marked by the gradual sapping of pattern from my wardrobe, until tartan and paisley are my only defence against death? Minnie Mouse: the queen mum of cartoon rodents 2013-03-25T16:21:16Z But before this he leads a grand final defence of Britain against foreign invaders. Robin Hood 2010-05-15T23:09:00Z In defence of Pendleton, the police one left a lot to be desired. Scream Queens: a look at campus horrors at pop culture's deadliest schools 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z It has long been China’s commercial artery, running deep into the country through spectacular gorges, as well, in earlier dynasties, as its line of defence. Water, water, everywhere 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z This barrier peninsula forms the gateway to New York Harbor and was home to Fort Hancock, part of the coastal defence system, until 1974. Top 10 US mid-Atlantic national and state parks 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z She and Depp are pretty fierce in their defence of privacy, which is easier, of course, in France. 'I hope I was evil ?' 2010-06-26T23:02:00Z Increasingly popular is the Michelle Obama-inspired defence: when they go low, you go high, holding the dignified moral high ground so as not to get corrupted by your supposed betters’ prevailing nonsense. Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein and all: have we reached ‘peak asshole’? 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, the director's defence of The Killer Inside Me is hogwash. How The Killer Inside Me hurts women for fun 2010-06-07T11:55:00Z It's a necessary defence: time is Walcott's theme here, as so often before, but as he moves towards the end of life, it appears to be slipping from him. White Egrets by Derek Walcott | Book review 2010-03-27T00:07:00Z No 17-year-old would be running a major consulting firm, working for the US defence. I couldn’t save my child from being killed by an online predator 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z In Oliver’s defence, it should be observed that ordinary “junk food” is chemically engineered to provide an addictive combination of salt, sugar and fat. Why are the poor blamed and shamed for their deaths? 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z And, in my defence, neither did the ministers in charge. Fast food: the reason behind our national incompetence 2012-10-06T23:06:03Z Willis plays a US fighter pilot who volunteers to help the locals learn how to fly in order to put up a defence. Bruce Willis signs up for Chinese second world war epic 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z He shows his client a warmth that aspiring defence attorneys should take note of. The People v OJ Simpson: episode three – the Dream Team comes together 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z In his short speech, he criticised US plans to establish a missile defence shield in his native Poland. YouTube 'destroying music', pianist says in angry protest 2013-06-04T19:46:40Z They trotted out the familiar defences: the Holocaust and Sharon Tate, of course. What does Hollywood's reverence for child rapist Roman Polanski tell us? 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Some of the show’s best moments come in the work room, when defences are down, shade is reserved and the queens start to open up. RuPaul's Drag Race: from camp curio to the very best reality show there is 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Though he was able to claim in his defence that his "ciabattas sold like hot cakes". The 10 best Apprentice contestants 2010-10-02T23:04:00Z Quentin Tarantino is well accustomed to defending himself from “critics in black culture”, but his latest defence raises an interesting question. The Quentin Tarantino race debate isn't black and white 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z His defence argued that “erotic sexual asphyxiation” was something that Miazek had expressed interest in with previous sexual partners. The fatal, hateful rise of choking during sex 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z In her defence, François was probably more faithful to his artist friends than to her. France's Rouen revisits its impressionist past 2010-07-20T13:00:00Z His defence said he was looking to pursue “his sexual thrill without having regard for the consequences of it”. The fatal, hateful rise of choking during sex 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z It is one of the most eloquent defences of portraiture in the history of Islamic art. Art treasures of the Mughal empire 2012-11-30T22:55:14Z "This is a political case … and this is another sign that they will be sentenced to prison," another defence lawyer, Mark Feigin, said. Pussy Riot trial 2012-08-01T16:46:41Z “Strangers Drowning”, a defence of the authenticity of do-gooders, presents an exemplary subject for a writer who is at once cerebral and anecdotal, critical and sympathetic. The lives of moral saints 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z And the idea that the defence has to rely on the police for the investigation? Clive Stafford Smith: 'The jury system in this country is utter insanity' 2012-07-08T19:00:02Z A similar situation occurred in the US last year, when the defence department paid $47,000 to destroy a former army intelligence officer's Afghan war memoir. MoD pays ?150,000 to have military title pulped on security grounds 2011-03-04T14:49:56Z But, summing up on Wednesday, defence lawyer Mr Putnam claimed the star never told the producers that he was using propofol to overcome his chronic insomnia. Jackson "made some bad choices" 2013-09-26T08:53:49Z Their work can both contribute to and validate the pluralism that is the only defence against fundamentalism's tightening stranglehold. Michael Arditti: why I write fiction about faith 2013-07-26T10:47:00Z "Clearly this depicts one particular dancer's story in one particular fictional company," Portman says in the film's defence. Black Swan set to soar 2011-01-14T09:51:08Z Also on alert were the fighters and combat-control aircraft that might be needed to fend off Pakistani fighters and ground-to-air defences. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z The hearing was adjourned because of a dispute about the defence lawyers. Court adjourns Pussy Riot appeal 2012-10-01T08:23:30Z Plan B Ill Manors Atlantic It's a bullish defence of a bullish musical and lyrical shift, not so much a reinvention as a reiteration. Plan B: Ill Manors – review 2012-07-19T14:29:01Z The drugs work by inhibiting an enzyme, called PERK, that activates the defence mechanism. Hope for Alzheimer's treatment as researchers find licensed drugs halt brain degeneration 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The others, lacking legitimate advertisers to fund a defence, have simply ignored the lawsuits. Revenge porn: the fight against the net's nastiest corner 2013-04-12T09:09:30Z In my defence, I would argue that my Doctor is the Doctor of novels and sunset-tinted nostalgia spectacles, so be gentle. Writing my very own Doctor Who 2013-01-13T00:16:01Z Judge Michael E Pastor refused the defence's request, but ordered a representative from Jackson's estate to discuss financial matters with the defence. Michael Jackson killed himself over debt, lawyers claim 2011-04-08T10:44:37Z By agreement with the British, they were sent to the Middle East along with thousands of Polish civilians, to bolster defences against Rommel's threatened invasion. The Eagle Unbowed by Halik Kochanski – review 2012-11-09T22:55:09Z But, despite the near £1m already spent on designs and consultations, the government's flood defence spending plans for April onwards provide no money for the scheme. Public sector cuts: where they will hit 2011-03-25T08:30:00Z The beachside cafe was being slightly expanded; the beach was being improved by removing concrete defences and replacing them with more sustainable timber sleepers, he said. Lulworth Cove development risks world heritage status, say campaigners 2013-01-13T15:39:43Z In the corporate world digital defences are being overwhelmed alarmingly often. Good tech,bad tech 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z They didn’t waste any time: three weeks later, Sandy flew to Bahrain to meet Paul, who works for a defence company in Saudi Arabia. ‘I gulp back feelings of regret’: how I found my long-lost sibling 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Fortresses have always occupied hills as strategic defence but they also symbolise institutional power. We spend so much time staring at our phones. What do we miss when we don't look up? | Mel Campbell 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z And defence against all sorts of threats were obsessions for them as they are for us. You don't have to go to the British Museum – Rome leads to all roads 2013-04-12T21:00:04Z Last week, the paper's defence editor, Virginia Wheeler, was charged with causing misconduct in public office, with prosecutors claiming she paid a Met police officer £6,450 for sensitive information. Boris Johnson and Rupert Murdoch have another private meeting 2013-01-26T20:04:04Z Large amounts of an anti-inflammatory cytokine called Interleukin-10 are released and, in these quantities, this molecule weakens the body’s defences to bacterial or viral pathogens. The elite athlete paradox: how running a marathon can make you ill 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z It is hard to ignore the pathos of Crookes’s passionate defence of spiritualism in the face of ridicule from his scientist contemporaries and Miss Cook’s inevitable unmasking as a fraud. All that is unseen 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z I insisted on believing that, like various pieces of concrete in the surrounding coastal countryside, it was a defence against Nazi invaders. More than a home 2010-06-26T23:05:00Z It's the tale of a defence lawyer who accepts the case of a homeless Iraq veteran accused of murdering a young paralegal. Crime fiction roundup - review 2012-12-21T08:00:01Z This year has been no exception, with episodes on everything from Alzheimer’s to the ethical conundrums faced by defence lawyers. The 50 best podcasts of 2016 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z In defence of the Revolution and against those who had betrayed it, Orwell found his voice. The war that made Orwell 2014-01-11T15:00:00Z This is what our lives are like, and here are our defence mechanisms, and here is why we think differently. ‘Poor people don’t plan long-term. We’ll just get our hearts broken’ 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z BE: Francis, well done to your pupils for their posters, and their spirited defence of summer freedoms. Are the school summer holidays just too long? 2011-07-23T23:07:00Z Her mother, Gerda Maritz, shot her husband with a handgun, but the killing was ruled an act of self defence and she was not charged. Charlize Theron details sexual harassment by 'famous director' 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z But this time, I've had enough of the regular defence you tend to hear – the tired line that it's "just a laugh", a bit of "harmless fun". I'm a huge fan of Top Gear. But this time I've had enough 2011-02-05T21:30:00Z Some are tried at a specialist veterans’ court, and defence teams can plead mitigating circumstances. 'You don't ever get over it': meet the British soldiers living with post-traumatic stress disorder 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Using it to keep warm could dangerously accelerate heat loss – one of the body's natural defences against the cold is to restrict blood flow nearer the skin, not increase it. Which film was the best box-office flop? 2013-01-16T15:00:01Z Feminism’s image has never been particularly fun, and as Emily Nussbaum at the New Yorker notes, “Can’t you take a joke?” has been the de facto defence of sexism for decades. Amy Schumer: comedy's viral queen 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Criticism, then, “is not an enemy from which art must be defended, but rather another name—the proper name—for the defence of art itself”. Everyone’s a critic 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z He reserves much scorn for the practitioners of "lawfare" – the use of a country's legal system to undermine its defences. Justice and the Enemy by William Shawcross ? review 2012-02-10T11:00:01Z Others are sceptical, arguing that helminths are extremely complex and probably use multiple mechanisms to nullify our defences. Why a diet of worms could be good for you 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z The only major dissenters were Joe Biden and defence secretary Robert Gates, and, by the next morning, Gates had changed his mind. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z Following comments on the Today programme by presenter Justin Webb that the violin is more "difficult" than the guitar, two musicians have spoken out in defence of their instruments. Violin or guitar: Which is easier? 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z But in my defence, I’m married to one of the greatest dog-lovers on earth. Miranda July: ‘I always jump in when there’s an injustice’ 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z In my defence, I started the festival in the bin bag state. Laura Solon: My Edinburgh 2010-08-16T21:45:00Z In his defence, Kanner never used a cattle prod, unlike some other doctors trying to treat autistic children. Horrible history 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Not one of the judges on the US supreme court of justice has ever worked as a defence counsel, and district attorneys are elected – so they have a vested interest in appearing draconian. Clive Stafford Smith: 'The jury system in this country is utter insanity' 2012-07-08T19:00:02Z "It was about the defence of the Queen and the greatness of the country - there's nothing to be ashamed of in that verse but it was dropped." Neil Young's US God Save the Queen 2012-06-08T11:08:57Z I am not sanguine that we're not going to suffer our share of ridicule, because everyone in New Orleans feels passionate in their defence of the authentic. Down but not out 2010-04-09T23:11:00Z But, rather than military and political rebellion against the north in defence of a racist ideology, the flag came to represent more nebulous forms of rebellion. From Dukes of Hazzard to Kanye West: the curse of the Confederate flag 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z They bolster either the outrage of the prosecution or the indignation of the defence. Edward Snowden meets Arundhati Roy and John Cusack: ‘He was small and lithe, like a house cat’ 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z The Danish defence minister was called by parliament to explain the allegations raised by the film. In the firing line: A grunt's eye view of war 2011-04-04T20:31:01Z Walgren's claims were made at a hearing concerning syringes and an intravenous drip found at Jackson's bedside, which Murray's defence says were not adequately examined. Doctor's lawyers to claim Michael Jackson killed himself, prosecutor says 2010-12-30T12:11:49Z In Eastwood's defence, the Dirty Harry movies that some found so objectionable were little more than Hang 'Em High transferred to modern times. Hey, cowboy 2010-04-25T23:06:00Z Chrysanthou criticised the tabloid for publishing the articles without speaking to Norvill, and for now using a defence that contradicted allegations made in an earlier attempted defence and repeated in the Telegraph. Actor gives statement saying Geoffrey Rush touched her inappropriately 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Her defence lawyer said she felt "abused" after reading the chapter and comments made on social networking sites. Restraining order over author attack 2013-08-12T11:11:39Z Wolanski told the court that Heard, 33, who is giving evidence in the Sun’s defence, was “prepared to move heaven and earth to make this trial happen and to come and give evidence”. Johnny Depp's libel case against the Sun in high court adjourned 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z So surely this is actually a defence of the critic. Jack Vettriano: postcards from hell 2011-02-11T12:24:33Z Michael Jackson trial: defence warns jury of singer's 'darkest secrets'Authorities testify recounting night the singer died as lawyers for concert promoter AEG Live promise to 'show some ugly stuff' 3. Sleeve notes: Come to Glastonbury with the Guardian 2013-05-03T12:42:49Z A Pentagon email also claims that Mark Boal was briefed by the CIA "with the full knowledge and full approval/support" of Leon Panetta, the former CIA director and subsequently US secretary of defence. Did Zero Dark Thirty have secret links to CIA? US Senate vows to find out 2013-01-03T12:32:25Z The Telegraph is mounting a truth defence, claiming Rush engaged in a pattern of inappropriate behaviour towards Norvill during the play. Eryn Jean Norvill alleges Geoffrey Rush touched her breast and left her frightened 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Davidson's defence of old-school standup scarcely extends beyond "I just think funny's funny", in a play that strains to assert what a tender and loving guy this old hack really is. Stand Up and Be Counted ? review 2011-03-07T22:00:00Z Unimpressed at first by this ancient, apparently irrelevant tale, their defences come down when they discover its enduring passions. This week's new dance 2010-11-20T00:07:00Z If dwarfism in ants was a defence strategy, then it has been out-smalled and defeated by these diminutive attackers. New to Nature No 88: Euryplatea nanaknihali 2012-10-13T23:05:52Z See also Sarah's defence of the cause: "We're fighting for God's green earth and daytime and Christmas and Easter eggs and all that's sacred and good." True Blood: season two, episode nine 2010-04-23T22:10:00Z Most people, Marzullo explains, have accepted the use of animals for scientific research, military defence or food. The race to create 'insect cyborgs' 2013-02-17T00:05:32Z Related: Doctors in US incorrectly prescribe antibiotics in nearly a third of cases It is used against hard-to-treat bacteria that resist one of the last lines of defence, antibiotics called carbapenems. US reports first case of bacteria resistant to antibiotic of last resort 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Aerofilms also captured the aftermath of the devastating floods of January 1953, when the North Sea surged through defences along the east coast. One million bird's eye views of Britain to go online 2010-09-27T05:00:00Z On Wednesday the judge rejected two motions from defence lawyers to call in experts for their opinions and more witnesses from the cathedral. Pussy Riot: One defendant freed 2012-10-10T19:24:13Z |
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