1.   The Peace Corps defenders argue this harsh analysis underplays the potential benefits to civil society from computers and the internet.

2.   His defenders also will argue that, even if true, the perjury and obstruction of justice charges do not merit terminating his presidency.

3.   In a counterpoint to the conventional criticism that Woolsey lacked vision, his defenders argued that the world had not changed as much as the critics assert.

4.   Their Republican defenders argue that those who challenge their views are leftists and Christian-bashers.

5.   But administration defenders argue that critics need to take a broader view of the global economy.

6.   Critics say Pius failed to intervene to stop the persecution of Jews, although defenders argue that he needed to keep ties with belligerents to be effective.

7.   His defenders argue that women with bound feet would have been closeted at home, invisible to a foreign visitor.

8.   Defenders of NAFTA argue that it is simply premature to substantively evaluate the pros and cons of the two-year-old free-trade agreement.