1.  Therefore, the protective action of these scavengers in this model is consistent with the proposal by Wallace et al.

2.  Based on that, the department decides if a protective action will be initiated.

3.  A protective action could be provoked in Russian defense, arms-control and foreign policies.

4.  But the thyroid dose there was high enough to have required protective action, had those rules been in effect at the time, the summary said.

5.  Chessen noted, however, that banks are already taking protective action.

6.  Nor is it made moot by continuing local recount cases, or the possible protective action by the Republican state Legislature.

7.  Italy said it will begin lobbying for protective action this week.

8.  Last week, Germany introduced a new initiative in Brussels that would allow companies to take some protective action against hostile takeovers.

9.  Residents and local officials should be prepared to take protective actions in case a warning is issued or flooding occurs.

10.  The receptor, called RII, plays a key role in the protective action of a substance called transforming growth factor-beta, or TGF-b.