(1) The defensive modifications of the functions of the ego itself seen in micropsia are closely allied to those seen in the dèjá vu experience and in depersonalization.
(2) Steroids are not recommended because they may compromise defenses against an underlying disease process.
(3) What constitutes a "mental disorder" for purposes of the insanity defense?
(4) Since neutrophils are the first line of defense against infection the vulnerability to infection of the elderly may be due, at least in part, to age-related changes in neutrophils (PMNs).
(5) Tests were chosen to assess various aspects of monocyte function that give some insight into the host defense status and the degree of "activation" of the monocyte.
(6) It has been speculated that these cigarette smoke-induced alterations contribute to the depressed pulmonary defense mechanisms commonly demonstrated in smokers.
(7) The muscle-protein breakdown is sustained and the released amino acids are taken up by the liver and other RE structures where they are used as substrates for energy and for synthesis of defense-related proteins.
(8) Two other groups were trained in a classical defensive paradigm.
(9) The paper postulates that 'anal or sphincter defensiveness' is one of the precursors of the repression barrier.
(10) The complement system provides a critical level of defense against bacterial invasion.
(11) Accordingly, the 30-fold differences in aging rate among the mammalian species could be determined in part by peroxidation defense processes.
(12) Lovely chip behind the defense on Green's goal, and almost sprung the defense with a clever free kick to play in Dempsey with time running out.
(13) The Defense Department can object to a merger involving its key suppliers during a federal antitrust review, which in this case could be led by the Justice Department.
(14) The Lerner & Lerner Scale for assessing primitive defenses is reviewed.
(15) A lot is being expected of rookie cornerbacks Desmond Trufant and Robert Alford, but defensive co-ordinator Mike Nolan has a good track record of keeping his units competitive.
(16) Questions are raised about the recent tendency in psychoanalytic theory to develop or invoke different theories of defense to explain a broad range of clinical phenomena.
(17) Hazard, nominated for the Ballon d’Or earlier in the day, broke away from his industrious defensive running to curl a shot on to the base of the far post early on while Willian struck the crossbar with a free-kick just after the interval.
(18) Although alpha 1-antiprotease (alpha 1-AP) binds and inactivates NE and is the major antielastase of the lower respiratory tract, antielastase defenses may be overwhelmed in CF, leading to progressive lung damage.
(19) Many child analytic patients use defenses to ward off feelings, many have not even reached the developmental level of experiencing feelings.
(20) Selective migration results in a relative preponderance of CD4 cells in the diffuse infiltrate and it is suggested that this is a mechanism likely to potentiate defensive reaction to Mycobacterium tuberculosis: any deficiency in selective migration may make immunological defences less effective and so contribute to the chronicity of the lesions of tuberculosis.
Offence
Definition:
(n.) See Offense.
(n.) The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury.
(n.) The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
(n.) A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin.
Example Sentences:
(1) Both condemn the treatment of Ibrahim, whose supposed offence appears to have shifted over time, from fabricating a defamatory story to entering a home without permission to misleading an interviewee for an article that was never published.
(2) Holmes, 25, is charged with more than 166 separate offences relating to the mass shooting of 20 July in Aurora, including first degree murder.
(3) But, in a sign of tension within the coalition government, the Liberal Democrats home affairs spokesman, Tom Brake, told BBC2's Newsnight that "if [the offenders in question] had committed the same offence the day before the riots, they would not have received a sentence of that nature".
(4) In adults, with the exception of the 31--40 year age-group, there was no significant increase in these offences.
(5) On Sunday, a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice confirmed a serious further offence review would take place to see if lessons can be learned from the case.
(6) The Met said officers would be told to focus less on stopping people for small amounts of cannabis, and instead focus on those suspected of violent offences and carrying weapons.
(7) "I am not trying to minimise the gravity of these offences, just simply make the observation that a sense of proportion needs to be maintained.
(8) In April, Ronnie was charged with a series of offences relating to an alleged £1m fraud at the retailer.
(9) She said it was time there was an offence of possessing firearms with intent to supply, arguing: "Those people who are supplying the firearms are as guilty as the people using them when it comes to the impact."
(10) However, Ofcom concluded that the word was capable of causing offence and the context did not justify its broadcast, finding Top Gear in breach of section 2.3 of the broadcasting code, which covers generally accepted standards.
(11) "If at any time we had been presented with a scheme that in any way amounted to immunity, exemption or amnesty we would have stopped that scheme - consistent with our opposition to the previous Government's Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill in 2005."
(12) Aamer, who has not been charged with any offence, was rendered to Guantánamo on February 14 2002 – the day his fourth child was born – and is understood to be held in solitary confinement.
(13) Third, if they are convicted of terrorism offences by an Australian court.
(14) An offence of going to such a place, because you have failed to satisfy someone, presumably a judge, on presumably the balance of probabilities, that you were there for what I’ll call a good purpose or at least not a bad purpose.
(15) Brain pathology, especially, shows some correlation with force used in offences and likelihood of recidivism, and for this reason alone it merits further study.
(16) If somebody who has participated in fighting in a foreign civil war returns to Australia, they can be arrested, they could be charged with an offence which carries a maximum penalty of imprisonment for 25 years.
(17) The judge noted the “seriousness of these offences and impact on road traffic, particularly given the number of fines previously issued against BT by TfL for similar offences.” Firms undertaking work anywhere in London need a permit before digging up the roads, allowing highway authorities to coordinate work to minimise disruption.
(18) The Police Foundation report said that the penalties for possession of cannabis - among the harshest in Europe - do more damage than the drug itself and called for a reclassification of drug offences.
(19) If officers are found to regularly fail to switch on their cameras when they should do it will be treated as a disciplinary offence, he added.
(20) Newspaper editors and TV bosses want to hear that their scouts have seen "must see" shows, when in fact having seen things everyone else has seen, when there are over 2,000 different shows daily, should be a sackable offence.