I suspect the pheromone acts... as a defence mechanism against competition.

In self defence.

It's got a wonderful defence mechanism.

I bought Defence Bonds.

The man pleaded self defence.

Interviewer The legal defence? Yes.

CHAPTER XVII The Freeman's Defence

Well, that'll make for a hell of a compelling defence.

The threat increases a defence that doesn't evolve is meaningless.

My maidenly body has lost its defence.

I felt that the defence wasn't conducting a thorough enough crossexamination.

Fever is one of the body's defence mechanisms.

You knew I wanted access to defence mainframe.

A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defence... never for attack.

Bad idea. The CAP is the fleet's only defence.

Is set a fire by thine own ignorance, And thou dismember'd with thine own defence.

I used to work with him at the Ministry of Defence.

Hah! The MoD is working on a new missile defence system, the BrucePartington Program it's called.

I wanted to learn how neighbourhoods had bypassed the state to provide services such as free meals, healthcare and community self defence.

That's no good! You're tall so you've got to be in the forward defence.

Prisoners at the bar of justice have you anything to say in your defence?

But stealing the plans for the missile defence program wasn't an accident, was it?

But they cannot help them, while they themselves are an army mobilized for their defence.

Missile defence plans haven't left the country, otherwise Mycroft's people would have heard about it.

Although the weapon systems on this Death Star are not yet operational... the Death Star does have a strong defence mechanism.

Fight in defence in God's cause and remember that He is all hearing and all knowing.

They seemed to me to be rudimental, burrowing men, still standing on their defence, awaiting their transformation.

Now, if you have some concrete reason for turning the defence policies of this country upside down,

On you will be sent (O ye evil ones twain!) a flame of fire (to burn) and a smoke (to choke) no defence will ye have

So he breaks into a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and, with just a laptop, hacks into NORAD and shuts down our defence network.

But not only have I seen with my own eyes during my deployments in Lebanon, Sarajevo and as the Netherlands' Chief of Defence, this is also supported by cold, hard statistics.

As a man and as a lawyer.

I'll be on the phone to the secretary of defence and within 24 hours, they'll be exposed to the world.

As quick as a wink.

As big as a whale

A miss is as good as a mile.

A miss is as good as a mile.

I may never be as virtuosic as a violinist or as heroic as a cellist

As light as a feather, and as hard as dragon scales.

It's as lovely as a rose.

I'm as hungry as a bear.

I'm as hungry as a horse.

He's as timid as a rabbit.

He's as strong as a horse.

He's as strong as a horse.