Another sign is the birth of genuine interest groups to defend the promised changes.

Landlords defend the changes by saying that they are obeying the law, and that they have the right to convert buildings.

Henry Muller, Time's managing editor since May 1987, defends the changes.

Smith Barney's senior executives defended the changes, saying that all employees in the divisions would be paid more fairly.

Republicans said the actions of the panel in recent cases exposed flaws in the system, and they continued to defend the changes Wednesday.

She defended the changes with an interesting argument: that for all the cosmic thoughts the old hall may have nourished, few were about whales.

These changes have been questioned by readers in the comment section of some articles Brady defended the changes.

While the Secretary General defended the changes he announced as "a powerful tool for strengthening the organization," he also made clear his other objectives.

Defending the changes, founder Mark Zuckerberg said "we decided that these would be the social norms now and we just went for it".

Mr. Bloomberg, who since winning mayoral control of the schools has often said he should be held responsible, staunchly defended the changes yesterday.