A French Defense Ministry official also defended the troops' performance.

State officials yesterday defended their performance, saying many of the backlogged requests had come in over the summer.

Arena defended his performance during eight years as coach of the national team.

All of the companies have publicly defended their performance.

As the clash came to a quiet end, some Pakistani commentators defended the army's performance.

Sly cannot defend his performance in any of the challenges, and admits that he is bound for the final three.

A Radio 1 spokeswoman defended the station's performance regarding its audience profile.

I take the responsibility for that", and defended Kerik's performance in the city positions he had held.

Tonight, Starling started off defending his performance in the postfight news conference.

St. Barnabas has defended its performance, criticizing the city's oversight and the poor condition of the medical system it inherited.