1.   Cox moved quickly to defend her record as state senator.

2.   In a Commons statement, the former Chancellor, Norman Lamont, defended his record in the job.

3.   AN ambulance chief has defended the record of his service after claims that an ambulance took more than half an hour to answer an emergency call in Teesdale.

4.   At St. Francis College in New York, he wrote a thesis defending the record of Mayor Jimmy Walker.

5.   At the news conference in Istanbul on Monday, Erbakan defended his record and accused his critics of trying to overrule the will of the voters.

6.   Based on his remarks Tuesday, Robinson will also defend his record if necessary.

7.   Bankers say they comply with the law and defend their record of serving poor areas.

8.   Bolton defended the record of the United States in controlling its own exports and asked that other nations be equally vigilant.

9.   Boxer defended her record as a supporter of abortion rights, the environment and campaign finance reform.

10.   A Fox administration spokeswoman defended his record on environmental and human rights issues, saying he has been doing his utmost to achieve genuine progress.