1.   And the Republicans did a better job of defending its legitimacy on national TV than the Democrats did in attacking it.

2.   But he defended the legitimacy of the test-preparation business.

3.   He has said, through aides, that the hunger strike was to defend the legitimacy of his rule, vowing to let himself slip towards death.

4.   In a defiant speech Wednesday Berlusconi defended the legitimacy of his elected government and attacked renegade ally Umberto Bossi for pledging to topple him in upcoming votes of confidence.

5.   Asked about the sanctions, Buyoya once again defended the legitimacy of the coup.

6.   Chun has said through aides that the hunger strike was to defend the legitimacy of his rule, vowing to let himself slip towards death.

7.   Chun has said through aides that the hunger strike was to defend the legitimacy of his rule.

8.   Qian repeatedly defended the legitimacy of the selection process, seeking to fight off charges that it was a fix.

9.   The ex-president has said through aides that the hunger strike was to defend the legitimacy of his rule.