But defence against attacks from the sky does not seem to be one of them.
But defence lawyers complained that they had not been given enough time to prepare for the cases.
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"I must agree with my enemies who say that I was not appointed minister for self-defence, but defence minister, " he said.
But defence lawyers may be able to undermine the credibility of witnesses who have an incentive to blame their former bosses, irrespective of the truth.
But defence barrister, Julian Goose QC, said it was not true Mr Piper's company had been engaged as the "single point of contact" for such a wide-ranging task.
But defence lawyers said the recommended sentence was "manifestly disproportionate and excessive", and that Taylor had only been found guilty of an indirect role - aiding the rebels, rather than leading them.
Arbabsiar underwent a psychological evaluation in anticipation of a trial taking place, but defence lawyer Sabrina Shroff told the court on Wednesday that nothing had been found in the evaluation that would hold up the plea.
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But defence analyst Howard Wheeldon said the RAF and Navy had provided a fantastic service over so many years and most search and rescue services around the world remain in the hands of government or military.
But defence lawyer Anya Lewis suggested in court that he had not seen Lady McCartney "being touched in any way", because his testimony about her right shoulder being grabbed differed from a police statement following the incident when he said it was her left shoulder.
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But Defence Secretary Mr Hammond said he rejected the idea that people had been treated unfairly and said the committee had only looked at the first phase of redundancies - in which enough civil servants had volunteered that the MoD had not had to resort to compulsory job losses.
The visitors came even closer to a try when Giteau sprung Stephen Moore through a hole in the heart of the Scottish defence but more superb defence, this time from Rory Lamont and Chris Cusiter, prevented the hooker from getting the ball down.
Barry Murphy, Anthony Horgan and Payne all produced first-half breaks which had the Ospreys defence in trouble but the visitors defence somehow hold out.
But his defence team moved to have the much-delayed proceedings against him thrown out.
It had, but the defence lawyers had failed to introduce the DNA test results as evidence.
But England defence coach Mike Ford said his side would be more than up to the task.
But the defence insisted their client had been a victim of mistaken identity.
She argued in court that he had forced her to take the points, but her defence of marital coercion failed.
Gilmour was accused of throwing a rubbish bin that appeared to hit the Jaguar, but his defence disputed the allegation.
Stade finally began to gain a foothold in the opposition half, but resolute defence and repeated turnovers blunted their attacking edge.
But his defence argued he was not capable of carrying out what could be seen as the "perfect crime" that required "meticulous" planning.
She had been due to stand trial for his murder, but a defence barrister asked for the charge to be put to her again.
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Guidelines are being issued to the Russian army to check soldiers for intimate tattoos but a defence source denied gay men were being targeted.
But a defence lawyer claimed that according to police records, the witness did not go to the police until a month after the killings.
But the defence minister says the government will not negotiate until the rebels lay down their arms, which they are doubtless too nervous to do.
Lockheed tried to get a leg up through a merger with Northrop Grumman, but the Defence Department objected and Lockheed dropped the deal last summer.
But his defence lawyers said that the procedures lasted well past the time when he was having suicidal thoughts and therefore amounted to illegal punishment.
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But the defence lawyers, who can point to the ten years the prosecution has had to prepare its case, are bound to ask for more time.
But shadow defence minister Kevan Jones opened an opposition-led debate on defence reform on 26 June 2012, telling MPs that this figure was a "completely erroneous myth".
But the defence secretary looks genuinely stunned by what has happened (and he is not a man who likes to look anything but in charge of the situation).
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