Example sentences of "to protect [pers pn] against the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hideous iron railings round the tombs of the more opulent dead were intended to protect them against the depredations of body-snatchers . |
| 2 | Workers looked to the national state , over which democracy gave them some influence , to protect them against the ravages of an unregulated world economy . |
| 3 | The Meskhetians , another of the ‘ punished peoples ’ , had been moved from their traditional homelands near the Turkish-Soviet border in 1944 , ostensibly in order to protect them against the possibility of a German advance . |
| 4 | On Dec. 26 , in an address to the nation , Ukrainian Premier Leonid Kuchma announced that direct payments would be made to the poorest members of society to protect them against the worst effects of the price rises . |
| 5 | ‘ Emily , my poor child , what will you do with no-one to protect you against the world ? ’ |
| 6 | His raincoat was turned up at the collar , but not to protect him against the rain , for he always wore it that way . |
| 7 | She wished to bring an action against her employers alleging that they had been negligent in failing adequately to protect her against the known risk of injury from this pupil . |
| 8 | Its curly conker-red coat is thick enough to protect it against the cold and wet but becomes smooth and sleek in warmer weather . |
| 9 | The hairs are long to protect it against the bitter alpine nights . |
| 10 | The mammoth had a shaggy coat to protect it against the rigours of the ice ages . |