This week,CIT,a lender to small and medium sized businesses, sought bankruptcy protection from its creditors so it can reorganize.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

There are risks, and researchers have reported that some people get little or no protection from aspirin.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

On September 15th, Lehman Brothers, a 158 year-old investment bank, sought legal protection from its creditors.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

One of Wall Street's oldest investment houses had just sought protection from its creditors.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

Capmark Financial Group said it might seek bankruptcy protection from its creditors.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

High tariffs also gave some protection from competition with foreign companies.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

Chrysler and General Motors sought bankruptcy protection from their creditors.

VOA: special.2010.01.01

And the industry would lose its protection from anti-competitive laws.

VOA: special.2009.11.13

(JOSH BIRNBAUM) "Our desk began to accumulate short positions, purchasing protection on individual securities through credit default swaps, largely from external C.D.O.managers who asked us to bid for these positions."

VOA: special.2010.04.30

It sought protection from its creditors while continuing operations.

VOA: special.2009.10.09

Then there's last September's results of the Thai vaccine trial, which proved a vaccine can offer some protection from infection.

VOA: standard.2010.07.15

Medical science, bolstered by research from the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency, shows a strong link between air pollution and heart disease and stroke.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

This new program, which is funded by a $2 million grant from the United States, aims to ensure greater protection for these families.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

He also urged Congress to strengthen consumer protection from abusive or predatory lending practices.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Charles Bolden, the head of the US space agency, NASA,and Lisa Jackson from the Environmental Protection Agency,or EPA, came to this Washington,DC middle school to encourage these youngsters to focus on math and science careers.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

Spokesman Ken Haldin says a combination of testing by BP, the Environmental Protection Agency and landfill operators, including Waste Management, should ensure that debris from the oil cleanup can safely be added to household waste in these facilities.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05