11.  Matoub was an outspoken defender of Berber culture.

12.  Obuchi did not go to the shrine, but he has been an outspoken defender of visits there in the past.

13.  Racicot has been an outspoken defender of the program, despite attempts by Republicans in Congress to kill it.

14.  Russian President Vladimir Putin, an outspoken defender of the treaty, relented and signed an agreement with Bush in Moscow last month pledging future missile defense cooperation.

15.  Russian President Vladimir Putin, an outspoken defender of the treaty, relented and signed an agreement with Bush in Moscow last month pledging future missile-defense cooperation.

16.  Tens of thousands of people paid an emotional last tribute to Cardinal Raul Silva, an outspoken defender of human rights who was buried Monday.

17.  They witnessed the harm that roads and airstrips caused to Indians and became outspoken defenders of Indian rights.