1.   Blachly hopes the new series will lend legitimacy to cabaret as an art form.

2.   But it will lend legitimacy to a costly program and ensure that taxpayers get tangible benefits.

3.   I thought the court could perhaps lend legitimacy to an election sorely in need of it.

4.   Iacocca has lent legitimacy to the scheme, as if to say it is about making cars and not about getting rich by saddling a company with new debt.

5.   In Latin America, artists, writers and intellectuals are often called on to act as political arbiters, lending legitimacy to governments or credibility to their opponents.

6.   That is because the process is designed to lend legitimacy to whichever candidate ultimately is declared the winner.

7.   The announcement sparked visions of Gangster Disciples working side-by-side with community leaders, lending legitimacy to gang activity.

8.   The State Department, which fears that a papal visit could lend legitimacy to the Iraqi leader, asked Vatican officials to reconsider the trip.

9.   The United States lobbied against the visit, fearing it could lend legitimacy to the Iraqi government.

10.   Those penny newspapers began printing news about the doings of prominent personalities, lending legitimacy to gossip, Babbili says.