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How long can a democratic country keep from defending itself?

Fisher received an at-large bid into the NCAA Division III Tournament, in which they defeated Union College, Springfield College and Rowan University to reach the national semifinals in which they lost to Mount Union College, the defending national champions, by a score of 26-14.

The idea of the Cup Winners ' Cup " jinx " against the defending side therefore came to prominence, particularly due to the unlikely manner of Arsenal's defeat in the 1995 final and the defeat of Paris Saint-Germain in 1997 and in 1986 English clubs were banned from Europe which prevented Everton from playing in the Champions Cup after winning a double " champions of England " and the Cup winners Cup.

On 6 December, the Rangers moved on Bergstein and subsequently took the strategic position of Hill 400 from defending troops from 980th Grenadier Regiment of the 272nd Volksgrenadier Division.

Efficiency is gained in that the opponent has less time to react to the nullification of their attack while having to worry about defending an incoming attack.

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The Melstone Broncs defeated the defending state champion Gardiner Bruins in an overtime win.

In 1944, the attack on the city by the U. S. Third Army under the command of General George S. Patton faced heavy resistance from the defending German forces.

Hird missed Essendon's first round win against defending premiers Sydney with a calf injury.

In defending this view, reliabilists ( and externalists generally ) are apt to point to examples from simple acts of perception: if one sees a bird in the tree outside his window and thereby gains the belief that there is a bird in that tree, he might not at all understand the cognitive processes that account for his successful act of perception ; nevertheless, it is the fact that the processes worked reliably that accounts for why his belief is justified.

Rabb, the former Louisiana State field general, came off the bench for his debut with the Bills Sunday and directed his new team to a 22-12 upset victory over the Houston Oilers, defending league champions.

Defensive walls were usually topped with crenellation or parapets that offered protection to those defending from the top of the wall.

Hannibal had anticipated the move and reinforced the defending army in Africa with 13, 850 Iberian heavy infantry, 870 Balearic slingers and 1200 Iberian cavalry.

* No attacking or defending players other than the defending goalkeeper are allowed to touch the floor of the goal area ( within 6 meters of the goal ).

She dies without defending herself despite being able to shield herself using advanced technology.

In one of the first speeches given on the topic at Fordham University, Bernardin said: " The spectrum of life cuts across the issues of genetics, abortion, capital punishment, modern warfare and the care of the terminally ill ." Bernardin said that although each of the issues was distinct ( euthanasia, for example, was not the same as abortion ), nevertheless the issues were linked since the valuing and defending of ( human ) life ( according to the Catholic definition ) were, he believed, at the center of both issues.

Firstly, proportionality refers to the relationship between the defending state's scope and nature of the objectives being pursued, and the instruments available for use to pursue this.

The strategy he formulated was the Schlieffen Plan, defending in the east while concentrating for a decisive victory in the west, after which the Germans would go on to the offensive in the east.

Examples of civic virtue OCBs are participating in charitable functions held by the organization and defending or otherwise speaking well of the organization.

In addition, defending states must be able to resist the political and military demands of a potential attacking nation.

The Legion also started out having to earn the respect of the United Planets, which they did through two well-earned victories: successfully defending Earth from the White Triangle Daxamites, a group of Nazi-style racial purists ; and exposing United Planets President Chu as the mastermind behind the Braal-Titan War, the Sun Eater hoax, the formation of the Fatal Five and the brainwashing of future Legionnaire Jan Arrah.

Some Welsh and Breton tales and poems relating the story of Arthur date from earlier than this work ; in these works, Arthur appears either as a great warrior defending Britain from human and supernatural enemies or as a magical figure of folklore, sometimes associated with the Welsh Otherworld, Annwn.

The second paragraph of Article 2 provides that death resulting from defending oneself or others, arresting a suspect or fugitive, or suppressing riots or insurrections, will not contravene the Article when the use of force involved is " no more than absolutely necessary ".

On April 4, 1999, the Rockies made history as they played their Opening Day game against the defending National League champion San Diego Padres at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico – marking the first time Major League Baseball opened the regular season outside the United States or Canada.

Daley made one of his most memorable verbal missteps in 1968, while defending what the news media reported as police misconduct during that year's violent Democratic Convention.