51.   It no doubt was taken seriously, and if clamps are put on gambling expansion hereabouts, it will be done in the name of protecting the public.

52.   Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Friday that alcohol does not excuse police officers from their sworn duty to protect the public and behave in a dignified manner while off duty.

53.   Minimum-wage employees with high turnover are not qualified to protect the public from security threats.

54.   Melchett said it was up to him and other environmentalists to protect the public.

55.   Much of what the agency has been trying to accomplish for the last three years to protect the public remains undone.

56.   No, this case is not about protecting the public against the spread of inherent immorality.

57.   Ohio Assistant Attorney General Andrew Sutter maintained that while the statute burdens the First Amendment, it also protects the public from fraud in elections.

58.   On a national level, the impeachment of President Clinton served the same pur pose, protecting the public from politi cians for the better part of a year.

59.   Our elected leaders have failed to protect the public from the most twisted elements of society.

60.   Probation is supposed to help rehabilitate the offender and protect the public.