11.   Taken together, the three rulings embrace the principle that the WTO agreement protects the right of countries to use trade sanctions to protect the environment.

12.   The agreement protects human rights.

13.   The Helsinki agreement protects all six of the American missile defense projects under development, which Russia now acknowledges do not violate the ABM treaty, Bell said.

14.   The new Delta agreement protects only the pilots at the company on the date the agreement is signed.

15.   Unions will be in Seattle to argue that global trade agreements should protect the rights of workers, just as they have long protected intellectual property and investments abroad.

16.   Ozulker argued that the existing trade agreement has protected Turkey from the international financial crisis.

17.   Ramos said his government has also pushed for multilateral agreements to protect migrant workers as part of its commitment to protect Filipinos overseas.

18.   Setting aside deep reservations about NATO expansion, Yeltsin said the agreement would protect Europe and the world from a new confrontation.

19.   The agreement protects investments by investors of both countries made before and after its signing.

20.   The former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan wants a global agreement to protect the polluted Caspian Sea.