Example sentences of "can protect [pron] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | If harmful insects can protect themselves from attack by displaying special markings that warn away predators , then it follows that harmless insects can benefit by mimicking them . |
| 2 | Shareholders can protect themselves from hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts by not agreeing to sell their shareholdings at a discount . |
| 3 | According to folklore you can protect yourself from the fairies by carrying iron , steel or oatmeal . |
| 4 | There may be as many as two hundred hairs per square millimetre , giving the cat an excellent fur coat that can protect it from even the most severe night air . |
| 5 | Used properly they act as a contraceptive and can protect you from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases . |
| 6 | Used properly they act as a contraceptive and can protect you from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases . |
| 7 | But this is one candle you can not possibly afford to extinguish in your life , for without it you may lose much of the valuable to-and-fro of friendship , which can protect you from isolation , and act as a safety-valve when you are under strain . |
| 8 | A hard hat can protect you from having a metal spike go through your skull and into your brain . |
| 9 | Despite the earlier authors ' comments on the matter , at the moment of death the cat is not thinking of its human owners ' feelings , but simply about how it can protect itself from the terrifying , unseen danger that is causing it so much pain . |
| 10 | The language used is direct ( ‘ That man wanted to fuck you , ’ Karate warns the boys ) and the lessons clear : people with AIDS need our help and support ; condoms can protect us from the HIV virus . |
| 11 | The language used is direct ( ‘ That man wanted to fuck you , ’ Karate warns the boys ) and the lessons clear : people with AIDS need our help and support ; condoms can protect us from the HIV virus . |