Yes, civilization seems to be on the defensive.

She's on the defensive, but it's a façade.

Now, during the Cold War, that may have been a defensible position for the United States to take.

The ruling on the case, which had been brought by the Philippines in 2013, quickly put China on the defensive.

And, evolutionists, confronted with this response, tend to circle the wagons and insist that everyone is in agreement.

Defensive formation.

When a war of salvation and survival turned into a war of conquest, occupation, and annexation, the international community recoiled and Israel went on the defensive.

As a defensive measure, the enemy country responds by unleashing a defensive cyberattack that results in the allied nations' power grids going down.

They have no stockade.

No stockade?

In a historical reversal, Japan has found itself on the defensive against the increasingly muscular foreign policy of its former colony and old rival.

By early 1982, the Iraqi occupation forces were on the defensive and were being forced to retreat from some of their forward lines.

In contrast, Obama expanded the war in Afghanistan which he considered to be a war of necessity and put the Taliban on the defensive.

They decided that the German army in the west would go over to the strategic defensive for most of 1917, while the Central powers would attack elsewhere.

This move has been characterized by Ethiopia as purely defensive.

Did you surround your camp with moat and stockade?

NAIROBI The science of climate change has been on the defensive in recent weeks, owing to an error that dramatically overstated the rate at which the Himalayan glaciers could disappear.

But the Allies did not launch massive assaults and instead kept a defensive stance this was called the Phoney War in Britain or Drôle de guerre the funny sort of war in France.

So how can discussion of an issue as crucial as the establishment of an American anti missile defense system in Europe be ignored at the EU level, with no attempt being made to find a joint European position?

It was reputed to be the most difficult military defence line in North Africa.

The hostage rescue mission has also forced Chávez, still recovering from his failed power grab referendum of last year (a moment when Chávez s own army high command allegedly refused his demand to fudge the result) onto the defensive.

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This sudden move of the United States being on the defense... has come as a complete surprise.

These countries attitude reflects that of the Arabs themselves.

The statement reflected the position of the United States, not that of the international community.

Position of Cuba.

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And the less convinced people are about their future, the more they tend to focus on their identity in a negative, defensive manner.

Last but not least, a work of advocacy will be undertaken for the implementation of judiciary and police reforms.

Can a truly defensive military doctrine really be based on nuclear arsenals as pillars of security?

The attitude of the society needs to change including that of the women themselves.

Improving the position of prostitutes

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The position of the Georgian Government

The position of the Abkhaz party

The position of the Russian Federation

Position of the United Kingdom