21.   In return, the besieged industry would be protected from ruinous punitive damages.

22.   In return, the cigarette industry would be protected from class-action law suits and from punitive damages for past conduct.

23.   Instead, the government protects both industries from price declines by restricting foreign imports and domestic production.

24.   Opponents said the measure would protect industries while reducing tax benefits for the working poor and allowing firms to raid employee pension funds.

25.   Some governments, on the other hand, commonly raise barriers to foreign competition such as tariffs, trade quotas, restrictions on foreign direct investment to protect industries.

26.   That had also hoped for a high court decision that could protect the industry if the government decides to reintroduce regulation in the future.

27.   The antitrust laws are designed to protect an industry from monopolists that use predatory or other illegal tactics to extinguish rivals.

28.   The aim is to protect the industry without penalizing the fishermen.

29.   The fate of tobacco legislation depends on whether the committee can resist demands to protect the industry.

30.   The most controversial aspect of the tobacco settlement is that it would protect the industry from future lawsuits.