Example sentences of "[verb] to protect [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The banks themselves must weigh up lending costs and risks , and in many cases will seek to protect themselves by requesting some form of security , e.g. property deeds , bonds , stocks , etc. , from the borrower . |
| 2 | It was ‘ natural ’ and defensible , on the ground that one medium might reasonably seek to protect itself by investing in a competitor . |
| 3 | One obvious answer is that they want to protect themselves against their own tendency to act rashly , in the heat of passion . |
| 4 | Six blocks away a 52-year-old doorman who tried to protect himself with an ice pick was killed by a teenager with an automatic handgun . |
| 5 | Saddam Hussein says that he needs to protect himself from Iran . |
| 6 | Now what do you reckon is the most difficult … the most dangerous job in sport … boxer … jump jockey … racing driver you could argue all night could n't you … what about a chap who has to protect himself from head to foot … gets fired at … and skates on ice … in other words the netminder in ice hockey … see for yourself in our Friday Feature |
| 7 | If we seek to protect ourselves from doubt in matters of belief , the result will be ‘ inactivity ’ . |
| 8 | However , there is only so much you can do to protect yourself against the whims of the Almighty . |
| 9 | Cooperators can not expect to protect themselves against the threatened attack of the opposing forces without carefully preparing a united plan of campaign , in the same way that the Labour Party has mobilised its battalions … |
| 10 | How , if at all , are you going to protect yourself against changes in the exchange rate between your currency and your customer 's currency ? |
| 11 | Since all of these channels permit information to circulate rapidly , contract computer staff are well equipped to protect themselves from becoming involved with , or exploited by , unscrupulous agencies or client organisations . |
| 12 | Of course it would have been difficult for intellectuals to admit that it was precisely their own condemnation and neglect of films which had removed the one buffer that the film industry could have used to protect itself from the onslaught of ‘ the Meddlers and Busybodies ’ . |
| 13 | But even as she spoke she found herself wondering about the way she 'd reacted to his kisses ; if anyone should be well armed to protect themselves against the attractions of a man like Dane , she should . |
| 14 | They do not have to protect themselves from the monster . |
| 15 | Secondly , the purchaser will wish to protect itself in the sale agreement against any risks which it was unable to identify during the negotiations but which are discovered after completion and to ensure it is compensated against these by the vendor . |
| 16 | They are quite adaptable to different illumination levels , however , and shortly after introduction to the aquarium may undergo colour changes ; these colour changes represent either the production or the loss of pigments which the corals produce to protect themselves from excess ultraviolet light . |
| 17 | Try to protect yourself from interruptions — but if an interruption is unavoidable , do n't worry . |
| 18 | This eventually causes the death of one of the boys , as the gang try to protect themselves from being attacked by a rival gang — The Socs . |
| 19 | Several laws have been passed in modern times to restrict dangerous activities and to impose criminal sanctions on citizens who fail to protect themselves against injury — for example , the offences of failing to wear a safety helmet when riding a motor cycle , and failing to wear a safety harness when travelling in the front seat of a car . |
| 20 | The German grain-growers had felt the transatlantic threat , but also wished to protect themselves against Russian grain , cheaply produced and easily distributed by rail . |
| 21 | She had seen the children in other families break away entirely from the too zealous claims of an old nurse and when the time came , as it surely must , she wished to protect herself from the pain which rejection could cause . |
| 22 | You can , as a matter of course , help to protect yourself from electric shocks by using a circuit breaker . |
| 23 | I knew that I had to protect myself from another pounding — if I let him into my heart I would be done for . |
| 24 | Land animals need to protect themselves from drying out , so scales were exchanged for an impervious skin ( although some amphibians can control the admission of water through their skin with the aid of hormones ) . |
| 25 | At this point , Christians need to protect themselves against over-reaction . |
| 26 | ‘ We are confident we have done nothing wrong , but need to protect ourselves from the arbitrary and capricious actions of our adversaries . ’ |
| 27 | Their bodies require more careful maintenance to keep functioning , and to some extent they have to protect themselves from too deep an involvement in the problems of others as their own emotions become more frail . |
| 28 | Yet few audit firms have chosen to protect themselves by becoming limited companies , an option that has been open to them since October last year . |