They see, in these miserable paupers in search of a refuge, their future inner enemies, the sign of a siege to come.
The concepts of ' island ' and ' siege ' have implied isolation and conflict, rather than interaction with the communities that live in the surrounding areas.
Most chroniclers say nothing of the number of officers involved in the siege.
Again, graphic descriptions of sieges and their attendant shortages complete the picture.
We must also bear in mind that beyond the academy the integrity of scientific investigation has also been under siege.
The state of siege was lifted and all the laws restored.
The principle of respect for autonomy is increasingly under siege as a valuable component of healthcare ethics.
To understand the reasons for this tendency, one must remember that the military establishment was under siege in the early 1930s.
