21.   China has responded by threatening unspecified counter-sanctions while insisting it is doing all it can to protect copyrights, patents and trademarks.

22.   He promised that his Palestinian Authority would do everything it could to protect private investment in the self-rule areas.

23.   Police said they did all they could to protect the controversial newspaper publisher.

24.   President George W. Bush said the government was doing all it could to protect the public.

25.   Scharping spoke to reporters Wednesday before testifying to a parliament committee to prove he did all he could to protect German soldiers from the possible depleted uranium risk.

26.   Some camp prisoners did what they could to protect mothers and children.

27.   The mayor said he intends to do everything he can to protect the police and citizens of Cincinnati.

28.   The United States also wants to preserve the option of further air strikes and do what it can to protect Muslim enclaves.

29.   They agreed to appeal to Peru to use restraint and do everything it can to protect the lives of the hostages, said German Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Erdmann.

30.   We will continue taking every step we can to protect our troops, our diplomats, but we will not retreat from our responsibilities.