defence team

collocation in English

meaningsofdefenceandteam

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defence
noun
uk
/dɪˈfens/us
/dɪˈfens/
the act of protecting someone or something against attack or ...
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team
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/tiːm/us
/tiːm/
a number of people or animals who do something together as ...
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(Definition ofdefenceandteamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdefence team

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Let us take the shadowdefenceteam.
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Will the military choose thedefenceteam?
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This time, we want the review to be led by thedefenceteam.
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I hope that thedefenceteamwill have a different approach.
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Certainly thedefenceteamwas not keen to accept our suggestion.
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I also draw attention to the calibre of ourdefenceteam.
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I remember when he was a member of the shadowdefenceteam.
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Those are not my words; they are the words of one of thedefenceteam.
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It is my pleasant duty at this point to welcome the newdefenceteamunder the old leader.
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He thus arranged a separatedefenceteam.
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Hisdefenceteamfeared for his life.
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In the evening, another lawyer joins thedefenceteam.
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In the time that he was a member of ourdefenceteam, he made a major contribution to our policy changes.
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A competentdefenceteamwill produce rival experts to try to convince the jury that the prosecution has got its case wrong.
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It was clear that thedefenceteamwere concerned at some of the matters that had arisen during the course of the prosecution.
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If thedefenceteamrepresenting that individual chose not to put forward an appropriate defence, little can be done about that.
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I am not convinced, however, that those in hisdefenceteamdid not advance the appropriate defence to try to secure the release of their client.
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He or she would promote all these interests at arm's length from those in charge of operational matters, which should clearly remain the responsibility of thedefenceteam.
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It led herdefenceteamto advise her against attending in future unless specifically requested.
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Hisdefenceteamargued that this taints any discovery the cousins say they made.
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Once order was restored, there was only half of the defendants and none of thedefenceteampresent.
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Hisdefenceteamwithdrew, and he informed the judge that he would conduct his defence "pro se".
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It was argued by hisdefenceteamthat his intention was not to assist the enemy but to secure the safety of his family.
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Hisdefenceteamdid not plead insanity, but instead asked for a lenient sentence on the grounds of a momentary lapse caused by a weak mind.
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At his trial for affray later the year, hisdefenceteamstated that he had been released from his contract due to his part in a nightclub brawl.
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