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31defend — v.tr. (also absol.) 1 (often foll. by against, from) resist an attack made on; protect (a person or thing) from harm or danger. 2 support or uphold by argument; speak or write in favour of. 3 conduct the case for (a defendant in a lawsuit).… …
32Plant defense against herbivory — Poison ivy produces urushiol to protect the plant from herbivores. In humans this chemical produces an allergic skin rash, known as urushiol induced contact dermatitis …
33Emperor Taizong's campaign against Xueyantuo — Emperor Taizong of Tang (r. 626 649), the second emperor of Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, early in his reign, had allied with Xueyantuo, a vassal of the powerful Eastern Tujue (Göktürk) Khanate, against Eastern Tujue, which Tang successfully… …
34Campaign against Yuan Shu — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Campaign against Yuan Shu partof=the wars of the Three Kingdoms caption= date=199 place= casus= territory= result=Liu Bei victorious combatant1=Liu Bei combatant2=Yuan Shu commander1=Liu Bei commander2=Yuan Shu… …
35Self Defence Against Fresh Fruit — is a Monty Python sketch. It is about an RSM type instructor who is teaching a class about self defence, but all he teaches is how to defend oneself against an assailant armed with a piece of fresh fruit.The first half or so of the sketch was… …
36To stand against — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae,… …
37Human rights complaints against Maclean's magazine — were filed in December 2007 by the Canadian Islamic Congress with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal and the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Maclean s magazine was accused of publishing eighteen… …
38The Bias Against Guns — infobox Book | name = The Bias Against Guns: Why Almost Everything You ve Heard About Gun Control Is Wrong orig title = translator = author = John Lott cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Gun Control… …
39Rage Against the Machine — Infobox musical artist Name = Rage Against The Machine Img capt = RATM performing at the Big Day Out festival. L R: Commerford, Wilk, De la Rocha and Morello. Img size = 250 Landscape = yes Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Los Angeles …
40Trade group efforts against file sharing — Arts and media industry trade groups such as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) strongly oppose and attempt to prevent copyright infringement through file sharing. The… …
