1.   And they allow boat owners the chance to defray costs by chartering out their vessels through the club.

2.   This would substantially defray the cost of operating a lunar base.

3.   The government has committed billions toward defraying the costs of the war.

4.   This will defray the costs.

5.   Both Japan and Germany agreed to increase their financial assistance to help defray the costs of the Gulf war.

6.   Although it will defray the cost for a few people, the cost is already small and is not usually the major deterrent.

7.   Because universities use the income from their endowments to defray costs, particularly to keep tuitions down, a low endowment means higher tuition and less financial aid.

8.   Both countries might come under pressure again to help defray the costs of military preparations and movements that are under way now.

9.   Both Gov. George Pataki and Bruno have wisely offered plans that would defray the cost of college tuition for new college graduates who turn to teaching.