good defence

He did, of course benefit from having a very good defence.

I am sure you will come up with a good defence of this one too.

The guard was too surprised to put up a good defence.

But attack is a good defence when he points to Osborne's history.

If there turned out to be some gold missing, ignorance was a good defence.

This is usually a good defence and should be borne in mind when preparing the case.

There's nothing wrong with having a very, very good defence, believe me.

"A good defence has been let down by his sloppiness at times, not the usual standard."

He was said to have "a good defence and when a loose ball came along he hit it very hard".

Beggars do however, on account of their knowledge in the field, have good defence against poisons.

Altman summarised: "Through having a really good defence and lying his head off once again, he got away with murder".

However Liman would have had to abandon what seemed to be good defences and decided that it was too late to pull back.

So long as he covers every arc of attack by maintaining a good defence, he will be safe.

A good defence by Ireland gave them a 6-0 victory, their fourth successive win over the English.

If it did, at least here there was readiness, and enough stout, hearted forest folk to put up a good defence.

'They look organised with a good defence, and are playing with a great deal of confidence.'

Accordingly Comet is satisfied that it has a good defence to the claim and will defend its position vigorously."

"Shirley would have had a good defence for raking us if he'd sworn he never saw the convoy in the distance.

The Secretary of State did not provide a good defence of the Government's proposition.

He believes the government has a good defence and the needs of the average citizen outweigh those of the haemophiliacs.

It looks pretty secure, enough to deter at least the casual tea-leaf and a good defence against vandalism.

It pointed out that he had a good defence to the action, namely that he was not responsible for publication.

Come up with a good defence.'

He increased his speed until he was running flat out, buying a few seconds of precious time to allow him to find a good defence position.

They have good defences against predators.