1.   But Helms, in a special meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Friday, is expected to defend his stance as a valid use of Senate rules.

2.   Defending their stance on vouchers, minority leaders say they must look after the welfare of all children.

3.   Jim Murphy, the executive producer of that broadcast, is a little worried that he may have overdone the reticence but defends his stance.

4.   She defends that stance now, claiming the baths were an important source of AIDS prevention education.

5.   They could be dragged into defending their stance as early as Monday if the euro slumps.

6.   Bush defended his stance by saying stricter limits now on greenhouse gas emissions could further weaken the U.S. economy and worsen energy shortages plaguing parts of the country.

7.   Bush has defended his stance by saying that stricter limits now on greenhouse gas emissions could worsen energy shortages in parts of the United States.

8.   Caribbean officials have defended their stance, saying their support for sustainable whaling followed a path most developing countries have taken to establish themselves economically.

9.   In Washington, Bush defended his stance by saying stricter limits now on greenhouse gas emissions could worsen energy shortages plaguing parts of the country.

10.   Jordan also defended his stance in the just-ended lockout.