1.   At last -- many had been waiting for hours in the broiling sun -- the president began speaking from behind the bulletproof shield.

2.   For years, his only concession was the installation of a bulletproof plastic shield around his receptionists, his son-in-law, Grossman, said.

3.   Officer Christopher DeLevan, carrying a bulletproof shield, walked into the back room with Officer Steve Blihar.

4.   Soldiers installed bleachers and a bulletproof shield to protect Aristide outside the National Palace and swept downtown buildings for bombs with specially trained dogs.

5.   The officers again held their fire, pushing Johnson back into the closet with their bulletproof shields.

6.   A police helicopter hovered overhead, and detectives held bulletproof shields at his sides and over his head.

7.   He spoke from behind a bulletproof shield, the usual safety precaution since the democratically elected leader returned to power in October, succeeding a military coup government.