Residents have the responsibility of being the first line of defence against wildfires.

居民有责任成为野火的首要防卫人员。

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Starting a series of posts I start with the last line of the defence, central defenders.

这一系列的第一帖，我就从防守的最后一环——中后卫——说起。

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"No one could possibly have anticipated this disaster" is another common line of defence.

“没人能预见到这场灾难”则是一个常见的辩护理由。

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This hard-line defence has fended off lawsuits in Japan itself.

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The first line of defence against compromised products are the factory's clients, the importers.

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Another line of defence for the traditional novel lies, odd as it sounds, in new media.

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