11.   German shopkeepers, who long have enjoyed the protection of competition barriers, now see those under threat by Wal-Mart.

12.   If they return as Chinese nationals, they can retain their permanent residency, but will not enjoy consular protection.

13.   In July, Gov. Michael Leavitt, a Republican, speculated that polygamy might enjoy protection as a religious freedom.

14.   In that ruling, the justices did not consider whether such protection is enjoyed by guests who only stay for a few hours.

15.   Milosevic also knows that he enjoys some protection as long as none of his four codefendants decide to cooperate with the tribunal.

16.   One could ask the same about Luxembourg or Iceland or other states that enjoy NATO protection because they were there at the beginning.

17.   Only a tiny portion of the state forest currently enjoys protection.

18.   Private employees, by contrast, will continue to enjoy the protection of both the federal and state law.

19.   The company struggled for years to distribute its film in China, while many local companies sell lower-grade products and enjoy government protection.

20.   The European Commission said artists ranging from the Beatles to the Berlin Philharmonic will enjoy copyright protection in Japan under a hard-fought agreement with the Japanese government.