Example sentences of "protect himself against " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's changed partly because Stalin 's er strategy in China has been shown to be a disaster and Stalin is trying to cover his tracks and most effective way of protecting himself against the criticism and the unpopularity which is likely to come from the failure is by insisting that the strategy was right all along and the revolution is about to triumph . |
| 2 | For the latter the risk was high and he took even more stringent steps to protect himself against default . |
| 3 | He was wearing an overcoat and leant forward to protect himself against the biting wind . |
| 4 | — The right hon. Gentleman does not need a fig leaf to protect himself against my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover , he needs a suit of armour . |
| 5 | He might have had it with him to protect himself against " an imminent and particular threat " . |
| 6 | In the event that for whatever reason it has not proved possible to settle a claim either extrajudicially or by Tender well before the Proof , the defender should in any case in which he approaches Proof without wishing to contest on the merits , protect himself against the expenses thereof by Tender . |
| 7 | Y Ltd. has got to be allowed to sell the goods ; otherwise Y Ltd. may never be able to pay X. How can X protect himself against the possibility that Y Ltd. , having sold the goods , might then go into liquidation before paying X ? |