21.   The agency also said small farmers need measures to protect them from the consequences of temporary import surges.

22.   The Bank of Thailand said Wednesday it would consider measures to protect Thai consumers, including tax cuts on essential products.

23.   The United Nations, too, appealed for measures to protect civilians.

24.   Israeli embassy spokesman Yaacov Setti declined to say if his country had asked for stepped-up security measures to protect its nationals.

25.   Exume reiterated at a news conference Monday that he had passed on the warning to Bertin and proposed various measure to protect her.

26.   The UN had earlier refused such a linkage, saying it would consider measures to protect the road once all the Bosnian soldiers had left the DMZ.

27.   These measures protect Russian vodka producers, who have complained about competition from other countries.

28.   Stray artillery shells from heavy fighting in northwest Cambodia landed in Thai territory Monday, prompting authorities here to call for more measures to protect Thai citizens.