31.   The Patent Office said it had received two formal protests to his overall application and about a dozen letters complaining about his trademark plans.

32.   The protests have alarmed the Singapore government, which Tuesday issued a formal protest over the burning of its flags here.

33.   The protests have alarmed the Singapore government, which Tuesday issued a formal protest over the burning of its flags in Manila.

34.   Two other candidates who had been equally critical also decided not to lodge formal protests.

35.   While making no formal protest, the Knicks did advise the National Basketball Association that they would consider any contact with Riley by another team an act of tampering.

36.   A British army helicopter and police observation plane monitored the scene as Orange leaders handed police commanders a formal protest letter.

37.   A formal protest was drafted to demand the government reopen the frontier.

38.   A group of Australian mayors and trade unionists called for a boycott of French goods, and both Australia and New Zealand planned to lodge formal diplomatic protests.

39.   A formal protest handed Friday to the Israeli Embassy said Switzerland regarded the reprisal of occupying Orient House as an action that failed to foster dialogue, Zanolari said.

40.   A Foreign Ministry official said filing a formal protest or possibly freezing aid are retaliatory options.