31.   And levaquin offers broader protection against bacteria.

32.   And money, he said, will be wasted on a defense system that will bluster about foreign threats while offering little protection against domestic terrorists like Timothy McVeigh.

33.   And, of course, gas masks offer no protection against the many chemical weapons that can penetrate or injure skin.

34.   And they say it will offer little protection because forgers will inevitably catch up to the technology.

35.   And though experts say gas masks offer dubious protection in the event of a biological attack, buying them can do no harm if it helps calm people down.

36.   AOL offers similar protection.

37.   As a matter of course, many countries, including the United States, offer legal protections against seizure to encourage the international exchange of artworks for exhibitions.

38.   At best it will offer some protection against only one way of delivering a nuclear bomb.

39.   Both Hotmail, recently acquired by Microsoft, and Excite issued statements yesterday saying they offer protections for e-mail customers.

40.   Both offer password protection.