11.   Gates mounted a vigorous defense.

12.   He also accused the federal government of leaking details about the case and suggested that he would mount a vigorous defense to prove that Walker is innocent.

13.   He and other lawyers said Goetz could have mounted a more vigorous defense, building on the bricks of the older case.

14.   He is on record stating that there is nothing a ballplayer could do which would prevent the Players Association from providing its most vigorous defense.

15.   He said that because Enron and its executives would mount a vigorous defense to any criminal charges, the case would be harder to prosecute.

16.   His interest, he says, is in protecting a legal process that presumes the innocence of all accused Americans and assures them a vigorous defense.

17.   In any case, he said, he would feel obligated to mount a vigorous defense.

18.   In a vigorous defense broadcast live on television last month, Suard denied all the allegations.

19.   In response to questions, Clinton offered a vigorous defense of his record on welfare.

20.   In that regard, Clinton repeats his vigorous defense of the goals of affirmative action.