His captors point to the thousands of Palestinians being held in Israeli jails in their defence.

绑匪想利用他同被关在以色列监狱中的成千上万的巴勒斯坦人进行交换。

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In their defence, bankers say that competition for brokerships is so intense that such services are usually provided free.

投行家们为自己辩护，经纪业务的争夺太过激烈，以致这种服务通常都是免费提供。

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We made our mistake and I cannot say that Villa didn't deserve because they didn't make that mistake in their defence.

我们犯了错误，但是我不能说维拉应该获得胜利，只是他们在防守时没有犯错而已。

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Perhaps, though, both sides may be able to cite Sir Walter's intervention in their defence.

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We knew we were finding holes in their defence but we couldn't finish them off.

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In their defence, bankers say that competition for brokerships is so intense that such services are usually provided free.

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