Mr. Atkins offered a long defense of his actions at a speech back home over the weekend.

Kiam became the center of the controversy when he came to the defense of the players' actions.

Marcus Junius has no need to speak in defense of his actions here today because of me.

In defense of his actions, Chopper said that "it helps to let people know who's the guv'nor."

Eventually, Stoudenmire would stand alone in his own defense of his actions.

"Was it possible," Lincoln asked in defense of his actions, "to lose the nation and yet preserve the Constitution?"

"It was just a roll," Rick said in defense of his actions.

Virtually every witness so far in the four weeks of hearings has adopted the same defense of their actions.

What was the worst was having to endure their defenses of his actions.

In the years following the incident faculty and students of the school have come to the defense of Bush's actions.