61.   Proper oversight, Lugar said, not only protects the public but also makes markets attractive to investors who seek the security of a regulated environment.

62.   Reflecting a growing frustration and fear about AIDS, legislators around the country are passing an increasing number of laws intended to protect the public.

63.   Reforms that would protect the public have been proposed in Congress and state legislatures.

64.   Republican supporters of the legislation say that environmental laws have gone beyond protecting the public and place an expensive, unnecessary burden on business and individuals.

65.   Rather than highlight local matters like whether to increase highway tolls or what to do about waste treatment, candidates are emphasizing their qualifications to protect the public.

66.   Safety experts who are not affiliated with U.L. say that the organization has often played an important role in protecting the public.

67.   She is considering whether to issue new standards that would be strong enough to protect the public against these microscopic killers.

68.   Scientists in Seattle are working under government contract to develop drugs that could help protect the public against acts of bioterrorism.

69.   Smoking foes may justify these efforts as necessary to protect the public from the health threat of secondhand smoke.

70.   Sobriety checkpoints were upheld because they served to protect the public from the immediate highway hazard posed by drunken drivers.