Cherry defended his comments by stating "Well, what can I tell you?

She defended her position by stating she felt the school should not have moved from its original location.

The government defended this purchase by stating that "development was not possible without safety".

The Indian Navy later defended its actions by stating that they were fired upon first.

In March, lawyers for some of the accused defended their clients by stating they were simply peaceful reformists.

Mwendwa herself defended the decision by stating that being a delegation leader, she must take care of her appearance.

Diem defended this by stating that national security was paramount.

He later defended the council's decision by stating that "Graziano was not a war criminal"

He defended the taxation increases by stating that high earners would pay a significant amount of the new taxes.

Bayes defends himself and the play by stating that it is a "new way of writing."