Example sentences of "to protect [pn reflx] against [noun] " 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 How , if at all , are you going to protect yourself against changes in the exchange rate between your currency and your customer 's currency ?
5 At this point , Christians need to protect themselves against over-reaction .
6 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 .
7 In order to protect themselves against employees accepting terms put forward by trading partners , many businesses include an express provision in their terms of trading limiting the authority of their agents and employees .
8 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 .
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