Example sentences of "protected from [noun] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this story is regarded as a plausible one , it illustrates how a theory can always be protected from falsification by deflecting the falsification to some other part of the complex web of assumptions . |
| 2 | It is protected from falsification by a protective belt of auxiliary hypotheses , initial conditions , etc . |
| 3 | We also found that cadherin epitopes on LC ( and KC ) were degraded by trypsin in 1mM EDTA ( TE cells ) and protected from trypsin by 1mM calcium ( TC cells ) , as previously reported for E- and P-cadherins ( Fig. 1 ) . |
| 4 | Based on papers submitted for review in camera , Judge Platt felt the government might have a valid claim that the subpoenaed documents were protected from discovery by the state secrets privilege , but counsel for the government seemed unwilling to accept the suggestion . |
| 5 | After the leak of the Interfor Report , counsel for the victims , families attempted to take a deposition from Aviv but Shaughnessy moved to quash the subpoena on the grounds that Aviv 's work was protected from discovery by the so-called attorney work-product doctrine . |
| 6 | It had long been recognized that many species are protected from predators by colouring that provides camouflage . |
| 7 | The massive stone structure has acquired a mature and acceptable appearance in these days of so much brick and concrete , and it is one of the ironies of the philosophy of conservation that the blessed bridge which Ruskin regarded as a monstrous intrusion into a beautiful natural scene should , a hundred years later , have been noisily protected from demolition by the very people who would presumably have sided with Ruskin in wishing to preserve the landscape . |
| 8 | He also rejected arguments that the transcript did not fall within the term ‘ documents ’ in s 2(3) of the 1987 Act and that it was protected from disclosure by legal professional privilege . |
| 9 | This picture also highlights that the mutations that directly affect CytR binding to deoP2 are positioned adjacent to and partially overlapping the regions protected from attack by hydroxyl radicals by CytR . |
| 10 | The grid is protected from damage by a she et of clear acrylic over which the stylus can be moved with ease although it does scratch . |
| 11 | It is usually protected from damage by being run inside a drain pipe , and rises slightly to avoid air bubbles . |
| 12 | They were protected from enemies by their isolation and the land they cultivated was boundlessly fertile . |
| 13 | In practice , firms may be protected from entry by regulation , and therefore have no need to take steps to deter potential competitors . |
| 14 | And the predatory honey buzzard , although it does not eat honey , will excavate wasps ' nests to feed on the grubs , protected from stings by its dense plumage and scaly legs . |
| 15 | Here we report that human mutant cell lines that lack mitochondrial DNA ( mtDNA ) , and therefore do not have a functional respiratory chain , can still be induced to die by apoptosis , and that they can be protected from apoptosis by the overexpression of bcl-2 , suggesting that neither apoptosis nor the protective effect of bcl-2 depends on mitochondrial respiration . |
| 16 | We have shown the following : ( 1 ) cells without mtDNA , and therefore lacking respiratory chain activity , are still able to undergo apoptosis when either deprived of survival factors or exposed to high concentrations of staurosporine ; ( 2 ) such cells can be protected from apoptosis by the overexpression of bcl-2 ; ( 3 ) the overexpression of bcl-2 in cells ( with or without mtDNA ) does not significantly alter respiratory chain activity ; ( 4 ) the Bcl-2 protein in these cells is associated with the nuclear envelope and ER , as well as with mitochondria . |
| 17 | Protected from prosecution by an amnesty law of 1978 , the military opposed any such investigation but their claim that they had been fighting a war against left-wing subversion became increasingly untenable with the discovery of mass graves containing the bodies of their political opponents and the disclosure of how they had indulged in corrupt financial practices while in power , including the payment of US$3,000,000 to Pinochet 's son [ see pp. 37528-29 ; 37852-53 ; 37958 ] . |
| 18 | In the spring of 1990 a number of SF shareholders , including Rubio and former Finance Minister Miguel Boyer , appeared to have been protected from losses by means of insider knowledge . |
| 19 | To a young doctor like myself , these were my ‘ valuables ’ — the Zeiss Ikon microscope in the scuffed leather case , its precious lenses protected from dust by silk covers ; the glass-lidded box of stainless-steel instruments — retractors , forceps , hooks , scissors and needles ; my much-thumbed copy of that heavy-going but essential tome , Gray 's Anatomy ; manuals of pharmacology and pharmacy ; Belding 's Textbook of Clinical Parasitology and Strong 's Prevention and Treatment of Tropical Diseases , both of which I 'd bought at the last minute in the hope that the young man in John Bell & Croyden in Wigmore Street was right when he assured me that they provided ‘ the answers to all tropical problems ’ ; and some bound volumes of the British Medical Journal which I had picked up cheap in Charing Cross Road . |
| 20 | The floor was entirely covered with sheet lead , which was protected from wear by oak slats , and the sides , to a height of 3ft were sheathed with stout zinc sheets . |
| 21 | The point is not whether some places , or even some regions and countries should be , or could still be , protected from disruption by change , but whether this is what modern political xenophobia is actually trying to do . |