Word: defendant
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...coup d’etat.” In some circles, Summers has been crowned a “martyr,” the victim of rampant “political correctness” among a faculty comprised of left-wing nut-jobs. Those who defend Summers often speak in the language of apocalypse, as if Harvard will not survive without Larry Summers at the helm...
...infant then demanded that Gere use his skills as a defense attorney, shown in the films “Primal Fear” and “Chicago,” to defend the fact that he “made the same movie twice” by starring opposite Julia Roberts in both “Pretty Woman” and “Runaway Bride...
...then tenaciously holds on, overseeing the two-year-long persecution of their boss for these well-publicized thought crimes and for a cornucopia of unenumerated slights against one too many egos.It is also a realm where that besieged leader, a man thought to be unabashed, suddenly refuses to defend himself. Just as his supporters are itching for a fight where his absurd critics would be made to look, well, absurd, he inexplicably backs down. Everywhere he goes, he utters mealy-mouthed platitudes and apologizes for holding beliefs that elsewhere would not even ripple the waters.Even this incessant groveling...
...saying: for example, telling Israel to launch a military attack on some of our positions. There's a general rule that he who shoots first, dies in the second phase. If they take action, the response will not be a very pleasant one for them. We shall definitely defend. Don't doubt that for a second. We shall not stand idly by and watch Israelis attack our installations...
...Princeton used a balanced inside-outside attack to jump out to and maintain a substantial lead throughout. Forwards Meghan Cowher and Becky Brown each had 16 points for the Tigers, while shooting guard Casey Lockwood came off the bench to add 10. “We really wanted to defend against [Cowher and Brown] and get out to the shooters,” Hallion added. “But we were a little slow. It’s Division I basketball–people are going to hit shots if you leave them open.” Senior co-captain...