11.   The apple industry had protested for years against American imports, in part warning that excessive American pesticides might poison Japanese consumers.

12.   The ban, the critics said, was reminiscent of similar Israeli measures against newspapers in the occupied territories that Palestinians had protested for years.

13.   The farmers have been protesting for more than a week in the Putumayo region, near the Ecuadorean border, in an effort to stop the spraying.

14.   Why had his players protested for so long, as the Brazilians celebrated?

15.   Ortega and the other Argentine players protested for a penalty, but Mexican referee Arturo Brizio signaled for play to continue.

16.   Opposition supporters have been protesting for weeks about election results, charging fraud during the May elections.

17.   Police clashed overnight with Protestants protesting for the right to march through a hostile Catholic enclave.

18.   Parents of young army conscripts sent to Kosovo protested for the third time Monday in front of the army general staff headquarters building in Belgrade.

19.   A local government labor official denied that a clash had occurred but confirmed that workers had protested for a few hours after the factory declared bankruptcy Saturday.

20.   Animal rights campaigners have protested for years, sometimes violently, over the cruelty to animals caused by the testing of lipsticks and other beauty aids.