Word: defendant
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...hassle for Harvard, but the Crimson’s players are determined to make this game about their strengths. “There are definitely systems that every team runs, and you can always talk X’s and O’s in terms of how to defend and get goals,” Fraser said. “But at this point in the season, it’s more about us than our opponent.” For Harvard, establishing a steady presence in the offensive zone from the opening faceoff is critical to success...
...aggressive, doctrine-enforcing Cardinal, Pope Benedict XVI has surprised many with his gentle manner and his writings on Christian love. But with the Christmas season upon us, there is growing proof that the 82-year-old Pope is also quite willing to play the part of Scrooge to defend his often rigid view of Church doctrine...
...four times in the 1970s and the Crimson won half of those, taking the titles in 1973 and 1976. In fact, the 1976 was the last time that tournament was held, making Harvard the reigning basketball Beanpot champion.Harvard will have to wait a bit longer for a chance to defend the title. While it plays each Boston school, Boston College will only face the Crimson this year, knocking this unofficial event out of perfect harmony. Not that this will make Harvard’s basketball derbies any less exciting.“Anytime you can win games against local universities...
...Washington, Chambliss has trumpeted the idea that the GOP's electoral difficulties are the result of insufficient conservatism and can be reversed only with a stronger defense of traditional values and more consistent opposition to government spending. But it's not as if Republicans in Washington have failed to defend traditional values; they got two conservative Justices on the Supreme Court, passed all kinds of laws restricting abortion and stem-cell research and practically shut down the government to try to save Terri Schiavo. And while it is true that Republicans spent taxpayer dollars like drunken sailors when they controlled...
...part of a troupe sent on a goodwill tour of America and performed in front of U.S. President Richard Nixon, who jokingly asked the young fighter to become his bodyguard. Li's precocious reply - "I don't want to protect an individual; I want to defend my 1 billion Chinese countrymen!" - was regarded as a great propaganda coup by Chinese apparatchiks, whose darling he became. Li also became, at the age of 12, China's national wushu champion - not junior champion, but champion, period. He held that title for the next four years and performed in over 45 countries before...