31.  In Sun City and Leisure World, politicians used to defend this practice.

32.  In testimony before the House committee last week, Andersen managing partner Dorsey Baskin defended the practice.

33.  Industry officials defended their practices.

34.  Israel has defended the practice as a deterrent against Arab attacks.

35.  Kumar defended this practice.

36.  Kessler confirmed that he would charge clients for introductions or meetings with Dorfman, but defended the practice as standard public relations work, the magazine reported.

37.  Leaders of the club defended their practices, saying it was necessary for a nonprofit that is engaging in an illegal but humane enterprise to sidestep many rules.

38.  Lott defended the practice, saying anonymous holds help senators get the attention of the administration or of other senators.

39.  Most airlines defended the practice.

40.  Officials at Time Warner Cable defend the practice by pointing out that Pathfinder is one of the most popular sites on the Web.