1.   She gave a vigorous defense of her beliefs.

2.   Altman insisted that he had told the truth, but no senator offered him a vigorous defense.

3.   And it raises questions about whether their vigorous defense of the story deserves more attention.

4.   All three defendants, through their lawyers, denied the allegations and vowed they would mount a vigorous defense.

5.   But a vigorous defense of the Germans came from Richard Zierlein, chairman of the Otero county commission.

6.   But Gramm shot back with a vigorous defense of his Senate votes on welfare, immigration and crime.

7.   But is a vigorous defense the same as a kitchen-sink defense in which all theories, no matter how thin, are fair game?

8.   But primarily he is a pragmatic executive protecting his self-interest, never more so than in his vigorous defense of Samaranch.

9.   Coke mounted a vigorous defense, saying no discrimination had occurred.

10.   For his part, Scudi could have rejected the administrative hearing and pressed for a court-martial, where he would have been allowed to mount a more vigorous defense.