"If businesses start taking an offensive instead of a defensive attitude to environmental issues, then many opportunities appear, " he says.

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The ombudsman said the surgeon, referred to as Mr Y, had acted with good intentions but raised concerns at the "resistant and defensive attitude to my investigation".

BBC: Allan King

Showering them with messages aimed at making them feel good about themselves may have instilled "a cavalier, defensive attitude, " causing them to study less, the study says.

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In this area, his attitude seems almost defensive, using symbolic issues as a sop to his Christian backers.

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