1.   But their defenders do not claim that everything should be a community garden.

2.   Defenders claim that many of the programs are already under way, and canceling them now would cost more than completing them.

3.   His defenders will claim he is being persecuted for a minor transgression that is as much a part of spring training as palm trees swaying beyond the outfield fence.

4.   His defenders will claim it is all old news that is being used in a dose of new-millennium political correctness to tarnish an icon.

5.   Their defenders also claim that they are more discriminating than humans because they collect only the ripe fruit, which falls off the vines easily.

6.   Its defenders claim it is a central part of rural life and is necessary to control the fox population.

7.   Its defenders claim it is a central part of rural life and necessary to control the fox population and protect farm animals.

8.   Their defenders claimed that they had been tortured into confessions and that they had been persecuted because of their opposition to logging in the areas.