Example sentences of "[noun pl] to protect [pn reflx] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the latter the risk was high and he took even more stringent steps to protect himself against default . |
| 2 | Because this time we will take measures to protect ourselves against your duplicity . ’ |
| 3 | Now they are having to change their attitude as more and more public school kids rifle shops in London 's Kings Road and South Molton Street for the best in designer gear Because of their rich clientele , the shops have not previously used the tags and electronic security systems used in high street stores to protect themselves against the £1.5 billion-worth of goods lost through shoplifting each year But designer clothes are attracting designer thieves . |
| 4 | She had to keep inventing ruses to protect herself against this resident ratpack , one of which was perpetual creativity through weaving a tapestry which she never finished . |
| 5 | Failing the development of a vaccine for human beings to protect themselves against malaria , or a ‘ one-shot ’ radical drug , or a long-lasting preventative medicine , the control of the mosquito vector must produce the greatest benefit to the greatest number in the shortest time . |
| 6 | Through the early growth of the brain these ape-hominoids developed greater fluency in the use of their hands and began to fashion tools to protect themselves against the powerful hunters . |
| 7 | Companies in the survey were asked if they used any mechanisms to protect themselves against poaching by other businesses employing headhunters . |