Sentences with phrase «rather than defense»

A voter deemed neurotic might be shown a gun - rights commercial featuring burglars breaking into a home, rather than a defense of the Second Amendment; political ads warning of the dangers posed by the Islamic State could be targeted directly at voters prone to anxiety, rather than wasted on those identified as optimistic.

While some attempt is made by the defense to argue that the defendant was temporarily insane when he killed these men, it is presented more as something with which to give the jury an out rather than a defense that anyone actually believes.

So we know how to represent our clients using our experience in wrongful death law on the side of the plaintiffs rather than the defense.

Of course, your firm might not be as avid if it plays the role of defendant rather than defense counsel at trial.

The first thing to note when learning how to use the Impulse Grenade in Fortnite Battle Royale is that this item is only effective in harming other players, rather than defense towers.

But the real blame for these has to be put on our midfield and attack rather than our defense.

Jack and Rambo might have it all in their DNA, but on the field, both are tent to attack rather than defense, making gap on opponents counter attack.

Players are more commonly injured on offense rather than defense, with running backs sustaining the most injuries, followed by lineman.

Democrats, it is widely thought, are instinctive doves who are entirely comfortable only with those exercises of American power (as in Kosovo) where humanitarian impulses, rather than defense of the national interest, are the primary imperative.

For example, Balin and Haddon explain why you should play offense rather than defense.

We continue to hold index put option coverage under about 90 % of our stockholdings, though primarily as a «stop loss» against any major continuation, rather than a defense against moderate declines.

Not exact matches

Big pharma is a popular target for righteous anger from many quarters, but Governor Brown's defense of the law rests on reducing income inequality rather than sticking it to the man for its own sake.

«As we have consistently said, rather than making a criminal case for obstruction or interference with an ongoing investigation, these memos would be Defense Exhibit A should such a charge be made,» they said.

By all accounts, this was a bizarre trial, with the defense rather than the prosecution clamoring to bring in more alleged victims.

But Obama fired Flynn as the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014 — and Flynn's security clearance would have been renewed at the DIA level rather than by the upper echelons of the White House.

So rather than learning from our mistakes, we tend to double down and get further entrenched in our position as a defense mechanism.

«In this environment, the big tech companies try to keep a low profile and play defense rather than take positions that draw attention.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's new National Defense Strategy lays out a world where great - power competition, rather than counterterrorism, will drive the department's decision - making and force structure.

His legal strategy so far appears to be predicated on punching back rather than crafting a sound defense, which helps explain why he's had so much difficulty hiring and retaining lawyers.

This is one of the problems that often hinders dialogue with radical atheists (not sure you are one, but you did answer a question I posed to people who believe God is a fantasy)-- rather than offer a defense they will attack in such a way as to obfuscate the purpose of the original discussion.

I'd rather have our taxes spent on improving people's lives than destroying them (the massively over-bloated defense budget in this country).

And today, rather than playing defense, American seminaries like Mundelein in Chicago are exploring how the Church might go on offense — not in an offensive way, but by developing new models of a 21st - century apologetics that invites disenchanted post-moderns to experience the divine mercy and come to know the truths to which that experience leads.

While Pagels argues that the phenomenon of pre-Augustinian Christian celibacy was an expression of this early Christian impulse toward freedom (rather than of a hatred of nature or the body), she thinks Augustine's defense of celibacy is the very antithesis of freedom.

That is why defense lawyers rely heavily on DNA evidence rather than eye witnesses in major cases.

«1 Niebuhr said that he had been frequently challenged to prove that his interests were theological rather than practical, but, he said, «I have always refused to enter a defense, partly because I thought the point was well taken and partly because the distinction did not interest me.

Even wars for self - defense, legally justifiable and pulse - stirring as they are, seem in most cases to retard rather than to advance the labored struggle of mankind toward humane living.

I proposed that much of what we say and do these days comes from a place of feeling frightened and defensive for a Jesus who is not afraid and does not need our defense; that this is a time to stand with Jesus rather than to stand up for Him.

The strategy of the academy and of the Department of Defense, revealed in an investigation led by Lieutenant General Roger Brady, himself an evangelical Christian, has been to respond to instances of alleged intolerance rather than to any systemic problem.

I long to Love, I long to offer grace, particularly to those struggling under their own new Laws, I long to worship, I'd rather write a better story than a point - by - point defense, and I long to really see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

But to do something about this requires that we face government's economic responsibilities directly rather than cloaking them in the guise of national defense.

When confusion and disagreement is the weapon the defense is to stop the name calling and bitterness and the counterattack is to approach the tough scriptures together one at a time and work through them meticulously with truth as your goal rather than an arrogant confirmation of your views (regardless of whether or not you are right).

So I'd rather write a better and real story than a point - by - point defense, and I long to really see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

Finally, the credibility of science itself has been shown — once again, and as if we needed a reminder — to be subject to such ordinary human failings as ego defense, the willingness to bend the truth rather than admit error, and the temptation to disparage and insult one's opponents.

... the fear often is expressed that the «rather amorphous middle position termed «evangelicalism, living between a left wing capitulation to ethnology - sociology and a right wing reaction to the same disciplines, «seems more ready to expend their time and energy in defense of older formulations of Christian truths than to grapple with the matter of reformulating these truths in terms of new conceptual frameworks.»

We serve proudly in the Israel Defense Forces — as do those soldiers who choose, out of conscience, to sit in a military prison rather than serve in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip today.

Mormons would rather pay even more taxes for wars in oil - rich countries to make Oil and Defense executives even richer, than see a president who is supposedly the descendant of Cain.

Its defense in the wider context rather than the individual players.

In a system like that, the QB's legs are a primary constraint on the defense, rather than a pitch to a FB or TE.

Would have been better off getting the 1 point kick, rather than putting all the eggs in hoping the defense gets a complete stop with no Patriots scoring.

Brogdon could be better on that end, but I think ultimately the Bucks» challenge at the PG spot is an offensive one, especially in crunch time when you're playing lots of two - man game and the defense will very rationally try to make Delly (or Brogdon) rather than Giannis beat them.

Our defense has let us down so far this season (this has surprised me) but more down to our back ups rather than starters.

Time and again Manning took what the defense offered rather than getting greedy and throwing into traffic.

They had a five - on - three break running with the rest of the Juventus midfield and defense too far behind to matter, but Suarez elected to shoot from a poor angle when he was given the ball rather than cut it back to one of the unmarked Barcelona players to his right.

Koscielny's age is getting the better of him, Mustafi doesn't look like he's good enough, Bellerin cares more about his speeches and looks rather than his playing, and you're left with Monreal, who's been the one good thing about this defense for a long time now, but his age is also a concern.

About Jay changing the type of players he recruited focusing less on the number next to their name rather than the actual fit and as a result I think that's why their defense improved a lot lately hence 2 chips.

Rather than a questionable short - term fix at quarterback, Denver's brain trust must address the real problems that undermined its title defense

The greatest goalkeepers command their defense and make very little number of saves per game, if a goalkeeper has to rely on his own reflexes rather than use the defenders in front of him as human shields, then there is a big problem!

Our leaky defense is a result of individual errors rather than a lack of quality.

Cheaper to get new manager to reinvigorate talented players, rather than Wenger squandering # 100 million rebuilding defense and / or midfield.

Monreal was benched and on came Gibbs who was more focused on going forward and doing nothing, rather than helping in defense.