The region has also been hit hard by cutbacks in defence spending, which has left thousands out of work.

该地区也深受造成数千人失业的国防开支缩减的打击。

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Someone who has done nothing wrong is left wondering what he is accused of, and struggling to provide a defence (the guilty have some idea of what they must explain away).

一些没有做错任何事的人不得不搞清楚自己为何被指控，并千方百计提出抗辩（具体的罪名可以提示一些他们必须解释清楚的问题）。

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Despite the seemingly damning assessment of life at Arsenal in his autobiography My Defence, Cole disarmingly admitted that he misses elements of what he left behind in north London.

尽管在他的自传《我的防守》中看起来对在阿森纳的生活大加批判，但是科尔平静地承认自己在离开北伦敦后很想念以前的日子。

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Both were the result of quick bursts of pace which left the defence flailing at thin air.

BBC: St Helens 70-10 Rochdale

He added another when O'Hare again left the Connacht defence for dead to put a flattering complexion on the Glasgow tally.

BBC: Glasgow Warriors 30-9 Connacht

The Gunners were handed a penalty try when Leonelli's kick left the Connacht defence in tatters and, when Paterson raced upfield in pursuit, he was held back.

BBC: SPORT | Rugby Union | Welsh | Edinburgh 34-3 Connacht