1.  Any plan's first obstacle might well lie with the growers themselves, embittered by years of fumigation and confrontation with government authorities.

2.  Any playoff aspirations could largely depend on how well they do on their home court, thus making a good showing in this home stand critical.

3.  Defensive line: When Chad Eaton plays well in the middle, it creates opportunities for the linebackers.

4.  Defensive pessimists, the researchers found, did well in the game when they prepared using imagery that mimicked their preferred coping style.

5.  Defensive stocks _ those that hold up well in weak markets _ is a standard answer.

6.  Defensive stocks, which do well regardless of the economy, also gained.

7.  Defensively, his chest-to-chest style has helped shut down some of the game's best shooting guards.

8.  Defensively, I think I have fared pretty well against guys like Glen Rice, Grant Hill, Glenn Robinson.

9.  Defensively, the Pats played fairly well in the first three games.

10.  Defensively, they've collapsed well on O'Neal and forced the Lakers into an outside shooting game that has mostly failed.