11.  Agriculture Department and industry officials defend the practice of recycling tainted beef as completely safe because the cooking kills any harmful bacteria.

12.  Businesses and government agencies defend the practice as a reasonable response to the widespread traffic in false identifications.

13.  But in a recent conversation, they defended that practice.

14.  But in defending the practice, it has burdened the law with gibberish.

15.  But Richard Bresciani, Red Sox vice president of public affairs, defended the practice of selling tickets over the phone.

16.  But not all city officials defend the practices, especially receptions for ethnic groups or community leaders.

17.  Canadian officials have defended their practices as a legitimate means of generating economic growth and have claimed that the estimates of runaway production are overblown.

18.  Chamberlain defended the practice of using a penis-shaped prop to demonstrate condom use, saying that graphic displays are necessary to teach students how to protect themselves.

19.  Corporate tax practitioners defended the practice saying multinationals are making legitimate use of the tax laws.

20.  Credit unions defend the practice and say banks do not have legal standing to challenge it.