41.   If you look at the great teams in the past, the one thing they have in common is that they had great defenses.

42.   If they had a great defense, they would have stopped Houston in the Finals.

43.   In consumer class actions, legal experts say, Microsoft has defenses that will lessen its potential liability and present formidable obstacles for plaintiffs.

44.   In others we had a defense.

45.   It has a defense that puts the fear of Ray Lewis in opponents.

46.   It has a defense to complement its high-powered offense, led by quarterback Dan Marino, whom everybody wants to see win a Super Bowl.

47.   It would be unwise to forget that the Kremlin still has nuclear weapons and missile systems against which the United States has no defense.

48.   Johnson also had a defense that could shut down the opposition and leave the offense in good field position.

49.   Kirch has several defenses he can turn to if he needs them.

50.   Ms. Bartoli, it should be said, has defenses that she chooses not to exploit.