Even on those two highly favorable (and not very realistic) assumptions, the judges rated the majority of the self-defensive gun uses as falling into one of the two illegal categories.

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But he cherished his privacy and disdained defensive self-publicity.

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Kouffman Sherman adds that the arm cross is a self-protecting behavior that reveals a defensive side to your personality.

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Despite their defensive efforts at self-congratulatory 'spin-control, ' this episode is but the latest example of the diminution of U.S. power and influence in foreign affairs during the Bush Administration's tenure.

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Mr Delors depended not only on a close Franco-German alliance, but also on the self-confidence of these countries, which are both now in a defensive funk.

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Graphic health warnings (GHW) threaten serious costs in terms of smoker concentration on fear (as opposed to danger avoidance), defensive processing, and reactance, as well as feelings of low self-esteem and self-efficacy.

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