1.  To protect their investment in the trials, the firms do not make the results available to small would-be competitors.

2.  It also approved a decree protecting foreign investment in Albania against expropriation and permitting the repatriation of profits.

3.  Laws to protect foreign investment are required.

4.  Also, the cats would be spayed or neutered so the allergen-free trait would not spread to other cats and so the company could protect its investment.

5.  And clubs are seeking to protect their investments by signing long-term player contracts.

6.  And some of the smaller ones were quite inventive at protecting their investments.

7.  And new contractual relationships are reaching down to the family farm as the owners of new patents seek to protect their investments.

8.  Before approving a mortgage, lenders require appraisals to protect their investment and to make the loan eligible for sale to institutions in the secondary market.

9.  Braverman, the lawyer, said that many problems can be avoided if shareholders are educated to understand that notification requirements for renovations are designed to protect their investment.

10.  A strict firewall would be built to protect this investment from political meddling.