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The banks and their defenders mutter that this is all a bureaucratic technicality and much ado about nothing.

The aim of the assailant seemed to be to enter the mill, but that of the defenders to beat them off.

One of the pages of the book had a list of the names of the 183 defenders of the Alamo, and in the "C" section was the name, Daniel Cloud!

The manager was then asked if he would instruct any of his defenders to rough up Lionel Messi, Barca's key man, on Wednesday night.

If it is possible to be a good defender and good rebounder without toughness, then the Lakers should settle for rebounders and defenders.

Defenders operate in stable environments and produce a limited set of products for a narrow market segment.

The wiry Brazilian flicked the ball over the heads of two opposing defenders before hammering into the far corner with a left footed volley.

He doesn't reach the ball because of his own defenders in his way.

The ball is stuck to his feet and defenders can't get a tackle in.

And yet Arthur Brooks, the president of the American Enterprise Institute, thinks defenders of capitalism need to do more.

Manu Ginobili: Right Ankle: If defenders would make this guy go right once in a while, he might turn the left ankle while pushing off.

Voters will have to choose between them: defenders of the rich in the Republican corner, reckless spendthrifts in the Democratic one.

Defenders don't run as far when they play in the middle so we'llhave a look at him when he gets back to see if he needs a little break.

"The defenders are very hard. I finish the matches very tired. They don't go in to hurt you but they go very hard for the ball, " he said.

But when they don't have the ball and you move the ball quickly and play behind the defenders you know you can beat them.

With a lot of the other defenders injured, you know that if you were fit you could get a good run in the side.

After Bryant got past defenders, Celtics were allowed to bump and grab Kobe on his way to the basket.

Messi nearly scored again when he forced his way past two defenders but curled his shot wide in injury-time.

because he is prepared to put in a shift up front on his own against some of the best - and toughest - defenders in the world.

Kobe is an eight-time All-Defensive first team player and Ron-Ron is known as one of the best man-on-man defenders still in the game.

I hope I can reinvigorate his career, because a couple of years ago I thought he was one of the best defenders in the country.

Now he has got me working harder off the ball and closing down defenders. I feel I've benefitted so much.

The irony of all this is that the pipeline is not nearly as important as either its defenders or critics make it out to be.

One of Mr Strauss-Kahn's French defenders wrote that this scandal will become a movie, and a bad one.

The system's defenders say zoning holds Nigeria together: ethnic strife, though less intense than it used to be, remains a danger.

I say that Thiago is one of the best defenders in the world, he is doing very well nd for me it's a pleasure to see him play.

Their defenders are very good and ours as well, I hope I can be useful for the team, maybe just cutting space for the others to break.

He was going forward and is not scared to go against the defenders. It was a real positive because he has shown he has quality.

But as a 6'10 forward Odom should utilize his quickness in and around the key to beat defenders either with his shot or off the dribble.

Grosso is widely considered as one of the best attacking defenders in Italy and is a part of Marcello Lippi's World Cup squad.

With Italy defenders dropping like flies will the Azzurri be able to hold out against the Netherlands in their opening Group C match?

This means that most of you defenders will be rather useless at midfield and that many of your attackers will be as well.

Yet what the industry and its defenders demand is, of course, precisely that it be let off the hook for the damage it causes.

But he was clearly into the game from the start, driving for a couple of strong dunks or knocking down jumpers when defenders gave him room.

In a desperate attempt to keep Moscow out of Napoleon's hands, the defenders set fire to their own capital. For three days Moscow burnt.

"We believe that the cause of freedom, democracy and human rights defenders around the globe requires our best effort, " he added.

And let no one say that plenty of defenders of this right to freedom of movement have raised their voices.

In a tribe composed exclusively of women, the Furies act as defenders of the Goddess and protectors of her most sacred places.

In my view, the defenders of a progressive tax cannot select an ideal rate of progressivity for the system as a whole.

The government's defenders say that at least not all the money is being stolen outright.

He's good enough to provide assists and all the defenders help out going forward as well.

I moved with the ball past 3 defenders and then angled my shot back across goal. I felt fantastic and put us back in the lead.

In this country everybody has tall and strong strikers, they put the ball in the box, and you need to have very strong central defenders.

In a world where oppression and violence are very real, liberation is still a moral goal and freedom and security still need defenders.

I just said he has to be focused, concentrated, do his job, score goals and be a threat to defenders.

He came in from the left, two defenders slid in and he beat them both before a great finish with his right foot.

Attackers and defenders cannot cross their "restraining line" until one player from the midfield takes possession of the ball.

For other countries, however, "public diplomacy on our part may help protect defenders of human rights, " he said.

He wasn't the most cultured of defenders, but he had a heart like a lion and a stomach for battle.

He made 10 consecutive shots during one stretch as the Nuggets shuffled through defenders, moving from Martin to Linas Kleiza to Smith.

Andrew's doing really well. He's making great progress, but there are times down the stretch when we've got to have our best defenders.

Raheem has terrorised defenders all season and is one of those players that really excites everybody at the club.

The NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2006-07, Camby comes to the Clippers with a reputation as one of the top defenders in the league.

The open society needs defenders. So it would be nice if Mr Obama spoke up more often for the ideals etched on a certain statue.

Defenders of the bail-out argue that these institutions are too big to be allowed to fail.

Defenders of the Corporation -- of whom there are many -- are fond of quoting the American slogan "If it ain't broke, don't fix it. "

We need a force large enough to disable all defenses with heavy shore bombardment and soften the defenders by bombing from the air.

Tormenting United's central defenders is one of his favourite pastimes.

Kobe drove to the right baseline, dragging multiple Celtics defenders with him.

It allows him to get isolations on the wing and gives him more area to work with more space between the defenders.

Defenders of solar subsidies point out that, unlike those on biofuels, they do not actually take food from the plates of the hungry.

But their win was overshadowed by an angry exchange late on between the two defenders.

As she began a tour of what seemed like hundreds of talk show appearances, defenders of aid started fighting back.

Nutritionists would shudder at all the fat, sodium and trans-fats. Defenders say that the key is moderation.

With an array of attacking talent on display, it promises to be a busy night for both sets of defenders.

It seems a paradox, but in the 1990s the Taliban leadership did not see themselves as oppressors of women but as their defenders.

But the debate is starting to leave defenders of the military budget behind.

he often leaving defenders in his wake with a combination of speed, exceptionaldribbling abilities and his effective left-footed strike.

Wearing light armour and being solid defenders, these mercenaries are useful to bolster the ranks of any army.

Nobody else has Beckham's touch on the ball, and he helps all of us, defenders and attackers, in dead-ball plays.

Goalkeepers will sweep behind the defense and come out to collect balls which drop over the defenders heads.

In the meantime one of the club's defenders has handed in a transfer request giving lack of opportunity as his reason.

The goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders and strikers all did a great job. It was a tremendous team performance.

As the defenders do not leave combat as a stack but as individual units, they will retreat as individual units instead of as a stack.

The big guns of the Mexicans began to sound. The defenders of the Alamo fought bravely.

To his defenders, Benedict is a rare, politically incorrect voice in a world cowed by intellectual conformity.

Despite having no central defenders available, Chelsea failed to back the manager's wish to reinforce in the January window.

Most of the time I stand in front of the defenders, doing the hard job, holding the midfield and stopping them playing out of defence.

The Portugal winger also came in for some rough treatment from the Croatian side's defenders, prompting Ronaldo to offer his own assessment.

In the Alamo battle, less than two hundred defenders repulse the attack by thousands of Mexican in twelve days.

While defenders were occupied by intercepting this bogus formation, other formations, flying low, could come in and decimate them.

In living memory Turkish armies have reached the gates of Vienna, Austria, only to be turned back by the steadfast defenders.

Maldini and Roberto Carlos have been the only other defenders nominated for FIFA World Player.

In the years ahead, Mario Cuomo would become a valued advisor and one of my strongest defenders.

As defenders of theism often point out, the freedom of moral agents may be an immense good, worth God's tolerating horrendous wrongdoing.

That was a big moral victory for President F. W. de Klerk and a blow to last-ditch defenders of the system.

One of the Guardian robots did survive the Decepticon terror, and became one of the Autobots' staunchest defenders.

During nearly every pick, Perkins and Garnett were allowed to hold and push defenders.

I was already playing in midfield back then, although from time to time I would be moved to the back if they were short of defenders.

The physical {38} defenders are guaranteed to target him for some close scrutiny in this game today.

Arsenal made a quick break from a Liverpool corner and scored a sucker punch goal; there were few Liverpool defenders to stop Arsenal.

The White House's defenders say the spill would have overwhelmed any defense, no matter how well coordinated.

Second, defenders of the custom tend not to offer moral counterarguments but instead invoke tradition, human nature or necessity.

Defenders have wised up to him and he does not appear to relish the harder side of the English game.

But Jackson had his defenders. Democrat Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee praised him at his funeral and alluded to the problems in his past.

Reuben Cahn, executive director of the Federal Defenders of San Diego Inc. , agreed to be appointed to the case with them.

By the ti me he reached the penalty box, I had no defenders in front of me.

Like Henry's speech, the arrival of the formidable Elvish archers of the last minute, inspires the defenders of Helm's Deep.

Yet the court's defenders say that nothing in the judgment stops the EU from becoming a full-fledged democratic state.

His distrust of Poland's western neighbour was matched by a visceral hostility towards the Soviet Union and its defenders.

Bombing raids by the Allies force the defenders of the Mediterranean Pantelleria Island, between Tunisia and Sicily, to surrender.

the drawbridge had been left down, to allow Winterfell's defenders to cross to and from the outer battlements more quickly.

But as capitalism evolves, its defenders say, an increasing number of people will be able to benefit from it.

He is a really sharp striker, very quick at running in behind defenders and quite strong keeping the ball.

Attacks by WikiLeaks' defenders also temporarily shut down web pages controlled by other companies that have cut connections with WikiLeaks.

Government defenders say the criticism comes from those with a vested interest in maintaining the old order.

His orders were to blockade the city into submission, starve the defenders or wipe them out.

Even the former defenders, the Stormwind Garrisons , pulled stake and abandoned the lonely realm when the cost of upkeep became too great.

In the game against Besiktas [at OT in late November] it was quite difficult because all the players were like defenders.

Long-Range: Some weapons give your hero long-range. While a hero with long-range is attacking, defenders deal no combat damage to it.

But, contrary to what defenders of the apostrophe imagine, its status has long been moot.

An example: Late in the game, one of the two defenders on Bryant backed away to switch back to another Laker.

Defenders of the law say the extension was necessary to make the copyright system conform with laws in other countries.

Carlo Cudicini, Andriy Shevchenko, the defenders and the midfielders have all come in and shown their quality.

How did Churchill and the other defenders of liberal civilization come to think as they did?

These administrative expenses present the defenders of progressive taxes with a problem.

His movement will cause confusion among the opposition defenders and will latch onto any loose balls.

The culprit can go unpunished or obtain undeserved leniency with the support of thousands of public defenders.

We believe in the quality of the defenders we have, but we are a bit short in numbers.

How did Soviets, Nazis and the defenders of liberal civilization come to think as they did?

Barcelona have admitted that defenders Carles Puyol and Juliano Belletti were forced out of training early on Thursday with injuries.

Defenders of private equity operators argue that by ruthlessly squeezing out costs , these traders add to the efficiency of the economy .

More sophisticated defenders of the government's policy would not argue that the economy will recover strongly.

Democrats do not have credibility as defenders of the little man.

Defenders of industrial policy also have a new answer to the long-standing critique that it hampers competition.

Numerous human rights defenders and government critics have been harassed, detained and subject to house arrest.

Near the end of the period, Han Duan outdribbled several defenders but her shot from six meters (yards) veered just out bounds.

But China defenders say that Washington can hardly accuse Beijing of cheating when America largely refuses to act on climate and energy.

The relief force sent to the defenders' rescue noticed a native standing on a high peak with a signalling flag.

Rafa Benitez believes Liverpool's defenders can bolster the Reds' attacking power and help reduce the number of home draws this season.

As one of the world's leading defenders, Rio is well qualified to judge Rangers' resolute rearguard action.

They have proved no better defenders of the public interest than their forebears during the great crash of 1929.

Liberalisation has run aground because its defenders have failed to make that simple argument.

Defenders of science's purity often argue that such fraud is very rare, the product of a tiny number of "bad apples. "

During the siege of Leningrad in 1941-44, the Russian defenders were reduced to living at a level hardly better than animals.

You have to support the attacking phase, pushing forward to help the strikers, and the defensive phase, retreating to help the defenders.

Drogba beat three defenders before sliding the ball past Valerio Fiori after 64 minutes.

But Dr Atherton said the designers found that just reducing the noise of the drill, by putting on ear defenders for example, was not enough.

The defenders of fusion point out that there is no solid evidence that splitting the two jobs does any good.

Trailer: An offensive player who trails on a fast break but often is in good position to score after the first wave of defenders goes by.

Considering the number of left-sided defenders at Manchester United, if there is an opportunity and he is attracted, why not?

Defenders of the commercial approach insist that high interest rates are an inevitable part of the sector's business model.

Crockett was asked to be the leader of the defenders of the fort, but he refused.

Groups like Chinese Human Rights Defenders say the current family-planning policies should be abolished altogether.

I don't care if it's strikers, midfielders or defenders, all of us can score goals and we'll work together to do that.

He says public defenders who are overworked may not be able to provide an adequate defense for their clients.

Question history, and learn how all the defenders of liberty, in all times, have been overwhelmed by calumny .

The Americans sent out psychological warfare teams to communicate with the defenders of the depot over microphone.

The effort to coax Israel with American gifts, say Mr Obama's defenders, was a recognition that action was urgent.

With defenders, you tend only to see own goals and mistakes getting highlighted, so it is more difficult to keep up their profile.

He has the ability to glide past defenders with effortless pace and often places the ball home rather than use power. What a talent!

But fighting off double-teams and bullying smaller defenders is only fun when you win.

Defenders, including this paper's own Lex column, argued that the fall in their bonuses meant that in overall terms they got the same.

The Democrats have become the defenders of social-transfer payments, the Republicans zealous champions of small government and low taxation.

It's about the outnumbered defenders of a city prevailing against terrible odds , and fighting off attacks from an evil army.

I think he will do better than Rooney in EPL , English defenders are more scared of players with good technical ability. Let's wait and see.

In these occasions it's important not to lose concentration and leave defenders unmarked on dead ball situations.

Defenders of such exclusive gene patents remain unbowed by criticism. But chinks are appearing in their armour.

The coach then tried out different defensive and offensive lineups, positioning five attacking players against five defenders.

Showing typical Dwarf fortitude, the defenders have repelled every attack made upon the lighthouse.

The prosecutors, meanwhile, have leaked furiously to the media, which, say Mr Ozawa's defenders, hints at an establishment conspiracy.

Starting a series of posts I start with the last line of the defence, central defenders.

Whenever growing income disparities threaten to come into focus, a reliable set of defenders tries to bring back the blur.

Defenders of the death penalty clearly regard it as the ultimate deterrent.

2 the CBA organization defenders and dominate the ball control ability is poor.

The defenders are allowed to push, scratch and hack any centers this day!

They are the blue sky of the motherland defenders demonstrated an unbeatable temperament and courage.

But gun rights defenders say new firearms regulations and restrictions are not the answer.

Defenders say it's not surprising to find imperfections in these early efforts and that improvements in both states' laws are under way.

When he is in the penalty area he attacks defenders, he gets at them and forces them to make mistakes.

The best of defenders can go wrong in such situations, as indeed can the best of declare rs.

We have two great attackers who have scored 27 goals between them but we also have defenders that are doing well such as Simic and Kaladze.

Before God, I swear this creed. My rifle and myself are the defenders of my country.

Mr Obama's defenders argue that the president cannot match words with deeds at present.

I love to score goals after passing all the defenders as well as the keeper. This is not my speciality, but my habit.

Defenders of ads say that ads help us make informed choices as consumers by introducing good quality products.

We weren't as effective as in previous matches because Real Sociedad defended fiercely with five defenders, but we did a good job.

This defensive weapon is a landmine constructed by military engineers and fired by the defenders lighting a fuse.

Against well organised, determined and quick defenders he needs to develop his ball manipulation and dribbling skills to beat players.

the defenders put a spell on the town ' s defensive towers , transferring to them the battle rage of the besieged.

The defenders had long since been brushed aside, as they had known they must be.

Rio and Vida are different types of defenders, just as me and Steve were, but they gel so well.

Tweaked marking from defenders of team with an attacking throw situation .

Bowen is limited offensively but he remains one of the NBA's finest perimeter defenders.

During three straight days of Japanese bombing, US Marine and civilian defenders tricked the bombers into bombing fake positions.

'I'm not sure if teams try to whack me, but some have man-marked me or tried to keep defenders tight.

Yet defenders of China note that the trade and current account surpluses have declined sharply, while domestic demand has soared.

Its vast influence strengthened the anti-slavery movement and angered defenders of the slave system .

Obama has accepted the power of the "defenders of the status quo" and simply negotiated with them.

He has a phenomenal performance, he is one of the best defenders closed in the three series he has proved his race.

As a taunt, the starving defenders sent out a 50-pound meat pie.

The defenders' artillery was posted to the rear of the main line of trenches.

If they weren't playing with wingers , he was going to have three defenders against their two forwards and flood midfield.

Cossacks, traditional frontier defenders, led an eastward charge of hunters, vagabonds and river pirates.

"Defenders of the status quo" --now including the souls that hijacked the movement Obama helped inspire.

comes from defenders of a meritocratic conception.

Bryant is no less competitive when it comes to attacking opposing defenders, according to Jackson.

Defenders of international manufacturers sometimes say it is wrong to apply developed country labour standards to emerging markets.

But Mikel always lacked that attacking edge to where he could slalom through defenders and be a threat in the box.

Defenders of the chaebol say that the crisis spurred reforms, curbing the tendency of the chaebol to overborrow and overexpand.

Furion Stormrage: Come forth, you defenders of old! Crush these invaders as you did in ages past!

Bynum is not an overpowering athlete, but he has learned that his long arms can reach the rim quicker than defenders often realize.

Defenders of Europe's efforts to promote innovation in biotechnology noisily object to this view.

The Oscars are not supposed to reward popularity, the Academy's defenders retort. They recognise eternal greatness.

Your men are stranded. The defenders have all the mobility, the numerical superiority, and the firepower.

This can mean that the attack is over before the defenders even have begun to mobilize.

So it's my distinct pleasure to first turn the spotlight on the NBA's most diligent man-to-man defenders.

I'd like to briefly discuss three specific challenges that defenders of the Internet must confront.

We have a very strong group of central defenders at the moment.

He drew defenders like moths to a flame and passed off to teammates, picking up a season-high 11 assists in a 116-99 victory.

Juku defenders say that students are only gaining the discipline and the ability to endure pressure that they will need in life.

We defenders are very satisfied of what we have done this season.

When acting as defenders in criminal cases, lawyers may meet and correspond with the defendants held in custody.

That the people would become the defenders of that forest.

Long Balls--Your defenders need passing, crossing and technique and your forwards need heading and strength.

Defenders of direct democracy insist that it improves decision-making.

Avoid bringing defenders out of position.

"If defenders are worried about knocking me over then they should be less clumsy , " said Robben.

A difficult character, he savaged his critics in print and managed to alienate even his defenders.

After hard fighting, the defenders were still masters of the city.

He's one of the best defenders in the world in my opinion, but we're all human.

Despite great suffering, Soviet defenders refused to give up Stalingrad.

This advance warning gave the defenders enough time to do something about the tunnel before it was completed.

Yells: You are defenders of a doomed world. Flee here and perhaps you will prolong your pathetic lives.

The defenders' lawyers appeal sentences and Egypt's general prosecutor appeal the acquittals.

It is instructive to examine who the defenders of this alleged principle may be, and the tactics they are using.

Defenders argue it lacks the leverage and mortgage securitisation that sparked the US subprime crisis.

At times, moving under the basket, slicing through two defenders for a layup, Bynum looked good.

The three central defenders provide extra resoluteness, while the three in midfield are all located around the centre circle.

Fortresses construct the Blood Obelisk to increase the ferocity of their town defenders.

On the same day, Premier Wen also presented a flower basket at the Monument to Heroic Defenders of Leningrad.

Defenders of Communist orthodoxy turned up at the newspaper headquarters on Tuesday to make the case for firm party control of the media.

Essential for defenders and battling defensive midfielders.

Maybe Emery assumed that the back four had understanding, maybe the defenders lost focus I don't know.

"Their defenders worked their socks off and they deserve full credit for that, " he added.

Defenders of the exam system say pupils work harder and teachers teach better nowadays.

Having a goalkeeper like Reina behind you gives the central defenders a huge amount of confidence.

Where are the Republican defenders of the free market here?

Samuel Eto'o had Milan's defenders chasing shadows and the striker earned the penalty from which Diego Milito added Inter's second.

They scavenge for food, build and expand the nest, and serve as frontline defenders if the colony is attacked.

Thomas Huxley was called Darwin's bulldog, leading to other canine analogies for evolution's defenders.

The Lord of Light's sacred soldiers, defenders of the temple.

Its defenders, however, claim that careful cyclists are in less danger than is commonly believed.

Featured in The Clone Wars episodes "Jedi Crash" and "Defenders of Peace, " he was voiced by actor Alec Medlock.

Sheva's first touch on receiving a long ball leaves the two defenders of PSV or take even recent Juve game eating dust, way behind.

The judges shall heed the opinions of the public prosecutor, the parties, the defenders and the agents ad litem.

It included two air balls and four times getting his shot blocked by Charlotte's formidable basket defenders.

I can remember the great days of Clyde Drexler leading the team of defenders.

Maybe defenders are more scared to tackle because teams are more mobile and the offside rule is more difficult to deal with.

In wide areas we have players who can beat defenders, and when teams play high against us Torres can beat defenders.