The couple spent the next 10 years defending themselves against the allegations by insisting that an intruder killed their daughter.

In 1914, he regained military rank and spent the next four years defending Yuan's regime.

It's year after year for me, playing and defending points.

What good is twenty years defending strangers if you can't help your own niece?

Montmorency spent the next three years defending northern France against the English invasion of 1523.

Boltzmann spent a great deal of effort in his final years defending his theories.

His wife spent several years publicly defending her husband's innocence.

They have spent the past twenty-five years defending the rights of "the unborn."

Not only do you run and win your race, now you have to spend the first year defending your race.

Killingworth, a town of 4,814 with a $1.6 million annual budget, has spent $45,000 in two years defending itself.