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  • Even with thousands of private security and army personnel there and 20,000 more U.S. troops to be deployed, certain parts of the country, like the region bordering Pakistan--where it's said that nearly every resident owns some sort of automatic weapon for protection's sake--are hotbeds of violence.

    The World's Most Dangerous Countries 2010

  • Even with thousands of private security and army personnel there and 20,000 more U.S. troops to be deployed, certain parts of the country, like the region bordering Pakistan--where it's said that nearly every resident owns some sort of automatic weapon for protection's sake--are hotbeds of violence.

    The World's Most Dangerous Countries 2010

  • The White House did nothing while the organization responsible for the flood protection's performance, the Army Corps of Engineers, convened and led an investigation of its own work.

    Sandy Rosenthal: Nearly Five Years Later Still No Levee Commission - Why? 2010

  • MYERS: I would only say that force protection's inherent in every mission.

    CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2004 2004

  • Behind them, the 101st Airborne, 50 miles back of them are digging out guerrillas, and 50 miles behind them are a brigade of the 82nd Airborne doing the same thing, and our convoys are still being attacked even though now a little protection's been afforded because they've got armored vehicles with them, finally.

    CNN Transcript Apr 4, 2003 2003

  • QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, this is a part of the world which has been tense for years; force protection's always very high.

    CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Defense Secretary Cohen Vows United States Will Track Down USS Cole Attackers - October 12, 2000 2000

  • The verdict of our voters which condemned the injustice of maintaining protection for protection's sake enjoins upon the people's servants the duty of exposing and destroying the brood of kindred evils which are the unwholesome progeny of paternalism.

    Grover Cleveland: Second Inaugural Address 1989

  • The verdict of our voters which condemned the injustice of maintaining protection for protection's sake enjoins upon the people's servants the duty of exposing and destroying the brood of kindred evils which are the unwholesome progeny of paternalism.

    United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches United States. Presidents.

  • The goddess earth, for protection's sake, gratified Kasyapa and begged of him a king.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • The verdict of our voters which condemned the injustice of maintaining protection for protection's sake enjoins upon the people's servants the duty of exposing and destroying the brood of kindred evils which are the unwholesome progeny of paternalism.

    US Presidential Inaugural Addresses Various

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