1.   On Tuesday, the Democratic-controlled Senate killed an amendment by Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, which would have provided blanket protection for all employers.

2.   Parents can control the access of undesirable acquaintances to their children without a court ruling that they need a blanket constitutional protection against grandparents.

3.   She refused to grant a blanket protection of confidentiality, which might have set a useful legal precedent to help fend off future subpoena attempts elsewhere.

4.   The high court dispute asks whether that same blanket protection extends to municipal officials.

5.   The officials said that a privilege would not provide a blanket protection enabling agents to avoid testifying.

6.   Japan opposes them because they give blanket protection to both endangered and abundant species.

7.   Some testimony is not protected, and the panel hearing the amnesty cases of Cronje and his four colleagues has refused to offer blanket protection for what they say.

8.   The units do not offer blanket protection but could be deployed to protect specific sites and events, such as a presidential inauguration or Olympics.

9.   No-fly zones will be enforced in airspace near World Cup stadia, and teams have been given blanket protection since arriving in Japan and South Korea.