21.   Cremins defends the practice of transfers.

22.   Democratic National Committee general chairman Roy Romer defended the practice of favoring political backers for advisory councils and commissions.

23.   Critics still fight fluoridation, however, prompting the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to post a statement on its Web site defending the practice.

24.   Defending his practice, Dr. Levy said that every program could potentially exploit the consumer.

25.   Donald C. Burr, the founder of the airline, defended the practice in a recent interview.

26.   For years, Yahoo officials defended these practices, arguing that it was simply offering the information of interest to each user.

27.   Fuchs defended his practice.

28.   Furthermore, the president has defended the practice of hosting a series of coffees with big donors and Democratic Party officials at his residence.

29.   He defended the practice, even if it means poor Yugoslavian families are forced to move from their homes or sell their automobiles to meet his price.

30.   Hulbert defends the practice, noting that real people trading in real markets simply cannot get the hot issues that immediately jump in price.