We are far from defenceless against the present threat.
This country cannot be left permanently defenceless with the reserves we now possess.
It is the most defenceless section of the community for whom we are appealing.
I feared that we had been left utterly defenceless.
Most of the water-holes contain cat-fish which would be likely to destroy any small fish introduced, especially when, as in this case, they are also conspicuous and defenceless.
This, however, would put humans in too defenceless a position.
Yet even while these conditions obtained, singers - at any rate good singers - were not defenceless.
Any suspicion that they were defenceless women is swiftly dispelled by the photographs in the book, several of which had this reviewer laughing out loud.
