1.   An inning later, Reynolds mounted a defense, saying that Almonte was the story because of his superhuman pitching.

2.   And while some al-Qaida fighters tried to mount a defense, others took the opportunity to escape.

3.   Bin Ladin beneficiaries have already begun to mount their defense.

4.   A more technical defense was mounted by scientists at McGill University and the Weill Cornell Medical College who published a research letter last week rebutting the critics.

5.   But he declined to criticize a conservative group that is mounting a defense of Ashcroft and running radio spots targeting Democratic senators on the Judiciary Committee.

6.   But he has pleaded not guilty, mounting a defense based on an untested legal theory of Internet addiction stemming from his immersion in the virtual world.

7.   Cacheris, a highly experienced lawyer, may ask that his side be given classified information necessary to mount a defense.

8.   Carey, who has denied any wrongdoing, is currently on an unpaid leave, as he mounts his defense.

9.   Defense attorney Allen Tanner objected to the most gruesome photos but otherwise mounted no defense.

10.   His testimony may prompt reconsideration of the view that Simpson would have been better off mounting no defense at all.