21.   -- New rules to clamp down on theft of copyrights and patents, protect manufacturers and consumers against fake products, and encourage new inventions through better patent protection.

22.   A landscaped strip between the curb and the sidewalk might give pedestrians better protection, but interferes with the usual placement of water and sewer lines.

23.   A new contract system has given the theater more flexibility and its dancers, singers and musicians better protection from the whims of its directors.

24.   But if experience with classic computer viruses is any guide, the prank virus will not be the last of its genre, and better protection will be needed.

25.   But Netanyahu came to power last May insisting that the Hebron redeployment needed to be fine-tuned in order to provide better protection to the settlers.

26.   Company officials say the lands it would give away would enjoy better protection under public control than they do under private ownership.

27.   Consumers get better protection using credit cards.

28.   Dermatologists say that with a cheaper brand, you may be more likely to apply the product more liberally, which is better protection in the long run.

29.   European models also performed relatively poorly, despite the recent emphasis in Europe on better offset protection.

30.   Expect them to rebound here, and it must begin with quarterback Matt Hasselback getting better pass protection and making better throws.