Bankers say they comply with the law and defend their record of serving poor areas.

I don't think he can stand up and defend his record.

We do extremely well and force our opponents to defend their record.

The industry defended its record yesterday and said it would welcome such an inquiry.

Why wasn't Gordon in the house to defend his record?

But he is also emphatic about defending his own record as president.

All the big agencies have defended their record on Enron.

Defending their record, Government officials point to the obstacles they inherited.

In a recent interview, the governor defended his record on borrowing.

But universities have defended their record, saying that the number of deprived students has increased in recent years.