21.   But Justice Antonin Scalia said doctors have a duty to protect the public and often tell police about the crime victims they treat, such as abused children.

22.   But officials say the public is protected because architects and engineers know they risk losing their licenses if they cut corners.

23.   But officials say they must take immediate measures to protect the public.

24.   But protecting the public from fraud is also a public concern, he said.

25.   But whatever the spending level, the law requires utilities to protect the public by operating its business safely.

26.   California and Washington prison officials say they want to protect the public from dangerous escapees.

27.   By the end of the decade, Banks expects all states to have adopted regulations to protect the public.

28.   Clinton made his comments the end of a week in which he repeatedly pledged to protect the public with new federal measures to combat terrorism.

29.   Critics of moving genes to food plants from other plants, animals and organisms say the research indicates that tighter regulation is needed to protect the public.

30.   Defenders of the system argue that it protects the public from shoddy work and helps finance education programs.