Democrats, who made heavy use of the committees, generally defended the groups while Republicans argued to have them constrained.

The Republicans generally defended the telephone calls, saying they were a legitimate effort to test possible advertising campaigns.

Screening forts were intended to lend mutual support to others of their kind and generally defended on one front.

Scribner's generally defended the principles of classical economics and opposed socialism.

Many worried that bringing a lawsuit would hurt their careers in law firms that generally defended, rather than sued, big companies.

The intellectual property laws Thailand generally defended started working against life expectancy.

The airlines generally defend their executive compensation packages by saying they need to offer enough incentives to keep these managers around during a time of crisis.

Companies generally defend the encores for their former chiefs, calling them the best choices for the jobs, particularly in difficult times.

He generally defends the Bush administration's foreign policy.

They generally defended their participation in the film on the grounds that they had only done so under duress.