1.   And if our defence mechanism is impaired, what other dangers May we not be open to?

2.   I note this, and harp on her imperfections, as a defence mechanism.

3.   I think it was a kind of defence mechanism, my way of warding off those waves of sadness.

4.   Immunity is another type of internal defence mechanism usually arising in response to an infection.

5.   Inflammation is another internal defence mechanism and is a reaction of living tissue to infection, injury and irritants.

6.   The ideal candidate will have experience of protein purification and gene cloning and should have an appreciation of plant defence mechanisms.

7.   What appears to be contrary can always be assimilated as evidence of repression, or as a defence mechanism.

8.   Where did she get this automatic shutdown defence mechanism?

9.   The roles of active oxygen, lipid peroxidation, and the antioxidative defence mechanism in gastric mucosal injury induced by treatment with indomethacin in rats were investigated.