As full-backs in football proper have exploited the space they have been afforded and become more attacking, so wide forwards have become more defensive to close them down.

足球中的边后卫得益于其充裕的空间，攻击力渐长，所以边锋变得更加工于防守，以对边后卫构成逼抢。

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To be specific, it may start off an arms race in outer space, and may also extend the arms race from offensive weapons to defensive weapons.

具体而言，一是可能将军备竞赛引入外空，二是可能将军备竞赛从进攻性武器扩大到防御性武器。

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But some defense analysts and arms control advocates argue that the policy will pave the way for the US to put both defensive and offensive weapons in space.

但一些军事分析家和军备管制支持者声称，这项政策将为美国向攻防兼备，又有太空武器铺平道路。

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"Because of the way people defend at scrums, with the greater distance between defensive lines, it should mean there's more space, hence the need to keep scrums squarer - so I see that as a positive, " he said.

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Negredo, an old-fashioned target man, cut an isolated and slightly incongruous figure among Spain's cast of diminutive passers, and failed to exploit the space behind Portugal's high defensive line.

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Furthermore, no country, including the United States, has ever given up territory and needed defensive space just because it had advanced weapons systems or sophisticated early warning technology.

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