Example sentences of "to protect [pn reflx] against [noun sg] " 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 | However , with a gene transplant , doctors at Great Ormond Street — who have been working with scientists from the University of Leiden in Holland — hope to reprogramme Carly 's genes to enable her to protect herself against infection . |
| 3 | It really does make sense to protect yourself against tetanus . |
| 4 | At this point , Christians need to protect themselves against over-reaction . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |