101.   Hospital officials defended their decision to release him without further tests, saying they felt that they had sufficiently responded to the symptoms they saw.

102.   How could Clinton defend his decision?

103.   If Microsoft is fractured into pieces, Klein wants a name-brand executive to defend that decision before Congress.

104.   In fact, manager Joe Torre defended his decision to let Stanley go even Thursday.

105.   In France, officials defended the decision not to lift the ban, saying consumer safety was their most important consideration.

106.   In defending the decision not to release federal funds, she said studies show that needle-exchange programs work best when they are carefully designed within local communities.

107.   In her grand jury testimony, Mrs. Tripp defended her decision to make the tapes of their conversations.

108.   In Ottawa, Justice Minister Alan Rock today defended the decision to investigate the alleged kickbacks.

109.   In Milwaukee, Clinton, who has come under criticism from even members of his own party for the abortion veto, defended his decision.

110.   In his letter, Ackerman defended the decision to make a run at Sprint, a decision made as MCI WorldCom approached an agreement with Sprint.