11.   Barr and his platoon ran to defend their position.

12.   Bork, who has been retained by Netscape, defended his position Monday as consistent with the free-market principles espoused in his book.

13.   Both Citibank and the bank bailout agency have pledged to use all the legal tools at their disposal to defend their positions.

14.   After days of public demand for information and explanations, the district responded with a press conference and appearances on radio and television to defend its position.

15.   Bush on Saturday defended his position against skeptics in Europe and across much of the Arab world.

16.   Bush, who was in London, dismissed the charges of isolationism and defended his positions on missile defense and global warming.

17.   But Cellucci aides initially defended the position, suggesting the Georges Bank oil and gas could reduce energy costs in New England.

18.   But both Citibank and the bank bailout agency have pledged to use all the legal tools at their disposal to defend their positions.

19.   But a few seconds after he began what promised to be a long discourse defending his position, Jackson exploded.

20.   But for the most part he defends the positions he has taken in his life, and his defenses seem pretty reasonable.