1.  Similarly in the international arena, an emasculated politics is incapable of sustaining an effective national defense.

2.  An effective defense of the country remains wholly elusive.

3.  Antibiotics and a vaccine used by the military are effective defenses against anthrax, but physicians would like to see new approaches.

4.  At times, Washington has played effective defense.

5.  A trial for Sankoh must be conducted according to international standards before impartial judges, affording the accused access to counsel and the means to wage an effective defense.

6.  But could an unseasoned L.A. lawyer create an effective criminal defense bar in a shattered country that had none?

7.  But several defense lawyers said that abolishing time limits would make it more difficult for suspects to find witnesses and to mount an effective defense.

8.  But the results look more like a holding action than a truly effective defense.

9.  Conversion to a smaller, better-equipped force will allow more effective defense against any foreign threats and would decrease the risk to democracy from restive, underpaid military officers.

10.  Creating effective defenses against terrorism out of this reshuffling will require a degree of leadership and cooperation rare in Washington.