91.  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon then used the same briefing to defend the practice of targeted killings.

92.  Japanese officials publicly deny that bid-rigging is widespread, but privately they defend the practice as necessary to keep many weaker companies from going bankrupt.

93.  Japanese officials publicly deny that bid-rigging is widespread, but privately they defend the practice as necessary to keep thousands of weaker companies from going bankrupt.

94.  Japanese officials publicly deny that bid-rigging is widespread, but privately defend the practice as needed to keep thousands of weaker companies from going bankrupt.

95.  Leading members of Zhong Gong have called on followers to resist the government clampdown and defend the practice, the center said, although it did not specify how.

96.  Many doctors defend the practice as saving lives.

97.  McNerney defended the practice of granting stock options, saying they often grow a company much faster and more than compensate for any dilution that occurs.

98.  Sharon defended the practice.

99.  Shas candidate Aharon Uzi defended the practice as simply offering a bonus to voters.

100.  Sharon defended the practice of targeted killings.