He defended the decision to drop front-line spinner Sulieman Benn in marked contrast to England's thinking.
He defended Mr Bercow, saying the Speaker was only attempting to ensure the law was upheld.
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He defended the right to free expression in front of Parliament: 350 years of peaceful protest.
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He defended the expenditure, saying it had been used to promote Naples and had generated business locally.
In another high-profile case, in the early 1980s, he defended CBS against General William Westmoreland's libel suit.
He defended the use of Legislative Competence Orders (LCOs), which are a formal request for new powers for the Assembly.
When its existence was revealed by the New York Times, he defended it as both necessary and legal.
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But he defended his record, saying that the deficit has come down from more than 5% in 2011.
And he defended Jarvis's PFI construction projects for education and local authorities, saying "many have gone very well".
It came as he defended his plans to cut spending and end child benefit for higher rate taxpayers.
And he defended the fact that he was doing this under the law.
He defended himself ably, but Carson was softening him up for the blow.
During Mr Feeley's evidence session to the committee, he defended waiting list targets.
He defended the indefensible after the Rabois incident, in part, because it was a case of one against all.
He defended the PSNI's response to the feud, and described the searches and arrests as a "proactive policing response".
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But he defended costly federal healthcare programmes which Republicans want to pare back.
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He defended the role of the federal government - nurturing research, investing in education, setting the rules to establish fairness.
He defended his reticence by citing Maturin's own opinion that "question and answer is not a civilised form of conversation".
He defended the controversial White House coffees and the overnight visits of friends, family and donors in the Lincoln Bedroom.
In particular, he defended "sneak-and-peek" warrants that allow agents, with court authorization, to enter premises, examine what is there and then leave.
But Obama got the last word, and he defended the power of words to get Americans excited about what works in government.
He defended his choice to increase spending by citing the budget surplus.
He defended the plan Friday in the face of a mixed reception.
On the stump, he defended his proposal to ban assault weapons by pointing out that you don't need an Uzi to hunt deer.
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But he defended the administration, saying it is "trying to strike the right balance" between ending the war and maintaining stability in Iraq.
Four years ago John Edwards, the former senator from North Carolina, was booed at this convention when he defended his vote for the war in Iraq.
He defended the approach of the police in dealing with car-jackings and the use of police bail to allow for the collection of evidence.
He defended tough security measures Russian officials put in place at sporting events despite complaints by some foreign officials and athletes who consider them excessive.
He defended the government's commitment to localism - which he said was about giving power to people on the ground not necessarily to local councillors.
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