Descended as he was from the hereditary seneschals of Waldburg, Gebhard came from a line of stalwart Catholic defenders of what was considered the universal faith.

"Redemption" was co-produced by Barbara Cottman Becnel, a journalist who befriended Mr. Williams in jail and is the co-author of his books and his most stalwart defender.

These "tail end" reserves, who had been held in check by their unit commanders, were to later pursue fugitives and clash with the stalwart British defenders of Rorke's Drift.

Pleasing conservatives mattered more to him than the cost, to our system, of smearing the most stalwart defender of the Bill of Rights.

Several other of Mr. Clinton's most stalwart defenders expressed concern and bewilderment over his actions.

Mr. Giuliani praised Mr. Santorum as a "stalwart defender" of securing money for firefighters and first responders.

These stalwart defenders of the rain forest won world attention in 1989 when two ranchers killed their union leader, Francisco (Chico) Mendes.

He was regarded as among the most stalwart and prominent defenders of the Church of England.

"The Patriarch plans to rectify his weakness in the Collegium by creating new Principate positions disguised as the presentation of honors to stalwart defenders of the faith."

Especially by being stalwart defenders of abortion.