Lilly declined to be interviewed on the campaign, but a spokesman for the drug industry strongly defended the ads.

A spokesman for Governor Pataki defended the transfers as legal and proper.

A spokesman defended the closed-door approach, saying that the subjects being reviewed are delicate.

A spokesman for Moto, Britain's biggest operators of service areas, defended the company's prices.

A spokesman for the Department of Health defended the practice.

A spokesman defended the show saying that a psychologist is always available for housemates.

A spokesman for the statistical agency defended its comparison across the three modes of transport.

A spokesman from the Valencian government defended the spending and said that the project plans were an asset.

But a spokesman for Bill Lockyer, the state attorney general, defended the law.

A spokesman for American defended the grooming policy.