Allegations of doping began during this time, as did Armstrong's defiance, including investigations and a lawsuit against the author of a book accusing him of taking performance enhancing drugs.

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"Now there is a huge feeling of defiance, " three-time London winner Paula Radcliffe told CNN.

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They are charms against chaos, secret mantras for dark times, strings that vibrate forever in defiance of the laws of time and space.

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On the other hand, what if Israel does launch an impetuous attack, in defiance of Mr Obama's plea for time?

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Allegations of doping began during this time, as did Armstrong's vehement defiance.

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For much of the time Panesar bowled over the wicket into the rough, with McKenzie raising his arms aloft in defiance like a drawbridge and merely padding away balls that pitched outside leg-stump.

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