Example sentences of "[conj] protect [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I agree therefore with all your Lordships that the practice of exacting an undertaking in damages from the Crown as a condition of the grant of an interlocutory injunction in this type of law enforcement action ought not to be applied as a matter of course , as it should be in actions between subject and subject , in relator actions , and in actions by the Crown to enforce or to protect its proprietary or contractual rights . |
| 2 | It was decided , first , that in actions brought by the Crown to enforce or protect its proprietary or contractual rights , it should be in no different position from the ordinary citizen and so should be required to give an undertaking in the usual way . |
| 3 | The fused , bony plates that protect their soft parts make them well-nigh invulnerable . |
| 4 | The major focus at all times within the Review is upon the completion of the historical map of English literature , thereby conserving and protecting its professional plenitude . |
| 5 | It does have a its prime function is erm protecting the coalescence of Harrogate and Knaresborough and and protecting their special character . |
| 6 | Mr Patten , regarded as one of Mr Major 's ablest lieutenants , was unable to conceal his disappointment as the result was announced , indicating that the twin task of spearheading the Tory campaign and protecting his own marginal constituency had proved too much . |
| 7 | The emphasis should be on supporting and protecting your own jumper and not illegally interfering with the opposing jumper . |
| 8 | May I join in congratulating my right hon. Friend on negotiating an agreement that meets all our aspirations and protects our national interest ? |
| 9 | With these techniques the shaman guards and protects his human flock , interceding , when necessary , with the gods on their behalf . |
| 10 | On the same day South Africa sent in troops to restore order and to protect its own interests . |
| 11 | And to protect their lucrative link-up with the pools companies , the League have agreed that clubs will no longer have the option of moving Saturday games except for television or policing purposes . |
| 12 | The CC C P Par army was a quarter the size of the K M T and had little money and no tanks , therefore it needed mobilization of the peasants in the villages , they needed the peasants to volunteer to join the P L A and to protect their own property so they thought that this would be an incentive for them . |
| 13 | We all wore these aprons as a uniform and to protect our own clothes while we were working . |
| 14 | Fixed to your garden shed roof , or a convenient post , they 'll come in useful when those cold north winds blow in the autumn or spring , and you need to rush out and protect your tender plantings . |
| 15 | They thought a redesigned legal system might constrain the civil service and protect their economic interests . |
| 16 | In short , although it is an oversimplification , I am suggesting that workers develop solidarity , or a bounded culture and protect their own boundaries as a group in order that their primitive fears can be allayed . |
| 17 | • optimise your security and protect your weak points |
| 18 | There 's plenty of products to help you beat the leaks and protect your outdoor gear |
| 19 | But if we are to reduce the number of new infections and protect our young people , they must be given the facts about AIDS/HIV and given the opportunity to discuss the issues openly . |
| 20 | ‘ My role is not to spare life but to protect my own . |
| 21 | He described how the Japanese used a laser beam strategy within a poorly drafted law to penetrate the European market while protecting their own domestic market behind a dynastic organisational structure which only permitted import access when the dynasty deemed it politically expedient to do so . |
| 22 | Unless they adjust their money wage claims so as to protect its real value from erosion through price increases their real wages will no longer grow in line with the growth in productivity as before . |