Example sentences of "[prep] be protected from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The backers rather misjudged the mood of the populace at the time , and far from attracting crowds of culture-hungry theatre-goers , the actor-managers of the day had to be protected from the mob by the soldiery . |
| 2 | Second , that to carry out this task the teams needed to be protected from the everyday pressures of casework . |
| 3 | The person who seeks to protect himself or herself from doubt in their belief , Newman argued , is like the person who , in order to be protected from the risk of illness , never ventures outside the home . |
| 4 | When in position the confection obviously had to be protected from the effects of the sea water until the frogman had positioned the mine and was ready to ‘ an ’ it . |
| 5 | Just like Windsor , volunteers formed a human chain to rescue nearly 200,000 precious items — in this case , books and manuscripts that had to be protected from the firemen 's hoses as well as the flames . |
| 6 | But in the disclaimer his children need above all to be protected from the ghastly consequences of their own actions . |
| 7 | Later , he complained : ‘ The whole row is based on a false assumption : that as readers we need to be protected from the disappointing facts about the lives of writers , if we are to continue to admire their work . |
| 8 | It is understandable that society should demand to be protected from the risk of recurrence of a violent or sexual offence , but at present society 's response to even modest degrees of risk tends to be overly repressive and restrictive . |
| 9 | Opinion remained hostile towards Thornton ; he had to be protected from the London crowds during the hearings there , and back in Bromwich he was hated . |
| 10 | As the embodiment of a higher law , it thus not only needs to be distinguished from ordinary law but also needs to be protected from the passing whims of politicians — hence the introduction of extraordinary procedures for its amendment . |
| 11 | The speculation has brought a renewed call for members of the Royal family to be protected from the continual scandal surrounding the tapes . |
| 12 | The speculation has brought a renewed call for members of the Royal family to be protected from the continual scandal surrounding the tapes . |
| 13 | His comments came as it was revealed that three-quarters of Tory MPs wanted needy people to be protected from the tax on fuel and on the eve of a report , to be issued today , which said families in debt on their fuel bills were already choosing between heating and eating — even before the proposed addition of VAT . |
| 14 | Chief executive officer Edwin Lake told the tourism and amenities committee that the Children 's Village had to be protected from the sea , wind and sand and a reinforced concrete wall along the full length of the north side was a basic element of the design . |