Protect
Meanings and phrases
protect
- shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
- use tariffs to favor domestic industry
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- In order to protect his army's left flank, he dispatched Brig.
- This is effective in order to protect the infant from predators.
- Citigroup had obtained an exclusive agreement in order to protect itself.
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- Selenium can protect against heavy metal poisoning.
- Rubber soled slippers, to protect against electric shocks).
- To protect against such moves, a player can hire a security company.
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- That Jews are hated and need to protect themselves?
- Players can also use their board to protect themselves from attack.
- veto cell killing) to protect themselves from the host's immune system.
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- The church said that this baptism policy is designed to protect children.
- The strap of the watch is also designed to protect the module during a fall.
- The parish had a castle designed to protect Kolding Fjord close to the church.
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- Car alarms likewise help protect vehicles and their contents.
- This seems to help protect them from some other more aggressive fish.
- The U.S. Army is using Weapons Systems Engineering to help protect our soldiers.
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- He used to protect and keep it very securely.
- Sometimes, a mitten or cork is used to protect the stump.
- Personal armour is used to protect soldiers and war animals.
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- Likewise, it does not protect sellers of services or intangibles.
- The passage of time does not protect a sexual predator from justice.
- However, they do not protect the player from the robber or barbarians.
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- Upon her appointment, she vowed to fully implement the labor law and protect the rights of workers.
- The neighborhood watchdog organization aims to protect the rights of residents in the relocation process."
- The structures of most federal governments incorporate mechanisms to protect the rights of component states.
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- This is intended to protect the anonymity of users and publishers.
- The blood oaths in the ceremony were intended to protect the ritual's secrecy.
- The battery at Aquia also was intended to protect the railroad terminal at that location.
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- He is trying to protect the historical monument of Maramures.
- Stewart says he was not trying to cover up anything but was trying to protect Allen.
- Vino Rosso's rider John Velasquez said he felt like Geroux was trying to protect Justify.
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- The first efforts to protect whales came in 1931.
- The ministry's efforts to protect women's rights have had no effect.
- Bermuda has also joined several other nations in efforts to protect the Sargasso Sea.
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- To further protect the environment, the rest rooms use recycled water.
- This has been done to protect the environment from pollution and other ills.
- MCC aims to protect the environment in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, with special attention to Maryland.
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- A tin shed was built to protect the cannon against weather.
- A new curtain wall had to be built to protect the landward side of the castle.
- A gatehouse and drawbridge were also built to protect the castle's landward side.
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- Spanish law allows nominated consumer associations to take action to protect the interests of consumers.
- The branch was founded in order to protect the interests of Muslims of Sandžak, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo.
- It was also connected with an increasing modification of local customs to protect the interests of local merchants.
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- Some of the others quickly built stone walls to protect the city.
- City walls protect the city on its northern and south-western side, towards the waters.
- Lovell Rousseau sent the Louisville Legion along with another two thousand men across the river to protect the city.
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- In the end, however, it was felt necessary to protect American interests at sea.
- Named Bill, it acts as a bodyguard, able to take over its body when necessary to protect him.
- He continued and argued that "it is always necessary to protect peaceful people from violence.
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- The church said that this baptism policy is designed to protect children.
- Navon also pushed for an international treaty to protect children caught in war zones.
- Although parental controls can protect children, they also come with some negative factors.
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- The Fourth Amendment as the Framers' attempt to protect each citizen's spiritual and intellectual integrity.
- He's essentially good-hearted, and takes a beating towards the end of the series in an attempt to protect Pat.
- In "Turn Coat", Toot attacked a very large and powerful entity (the Skinwalker) in an attempt to protect Harry.
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- However, it makes no special effort to protect human life or property and will turn against its human allies on a whim.
- The Tunisian government makes an active effort to protect its Jewish minority now and visibly supports its institutions.
- As a result, she puts on a cold, aloof front in an effort to protect herself from her feelings and to mask her own insecurity.
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- It may protect people from liver cirrhosis.
- The Las Vegas Strip has many arcology features to protect people from the heat.
- Note that aloe vera has no ability to protect people from new or further sunburn.
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- These guidelines are to protect the public from the health effects of methylmercury.
- The jurisdiction of the Tribunal is protective and its purpose is to protect the public.
- Strict removal and disposal laws have been enacted to protect the public from airborne asbestos.
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- Postal services developed, early on, measures to protect the integrity of their stamps.
- The NEOC is charged with ordering measures to protect the population in cases of emergency.
- As the 20th century dawned, the prevalence and capability of assassins grew quickly, as did measures to protect against them.
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- But with the official club, he and his associates were better able to protect the fish and game and to socialize as well.
- Most of the men were also skilled with the use of guns as they would hunt and also were able to protect their families with them.
- The Church was able to protect itself by preventing anyone other than the Pope from calling a council to discuss spiritual affairs.
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- Citigroup had obtained an exclusive agreement in order to protect itself.
- Uberlingen has also joined the Cittaslow movement to protect itself from over development.
- It is possible that the beetle stores the alkaloids in its body to protect itself from predators.
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- No effort was made to protect women.
- The ministry's efforts to protect women's rights have had no effect.
- Villanueva works to protect women and children from violent crimes in Honduras.
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- A national human rights institution, it seeks to promote and protect human rights in England and Wales.
- With a system implemented to protect human rights in Guatemala the issue of these rights being violated remains (??).
- However, it makes no special effort to protect human life or property and will turn against its human allies on a whim.
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- The military forces assigned to protect Tokyo were insufficient to stop a major raid.
- Before being assigned to protect Chuck, Casey knew of Sarah as "Langston Graham's wild-card enforcer."
- After the war, the FBI was assigned to protect returning Japanese Americans from attacks by hostile white communities.
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- Larger males can better protect the female and the eggs against predators.
- On the other hand, baskets, being made of a more rigid material, may better protect their contents.
- To better protect the aircraft by increasing the standoff distance, a glide bomb category of K/YBS500 was also developed.
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- Women who tried to protect their husbands were beaten.
- Quintus tried to protect his brother from Tiberius' displeasure.
- Peter the Great tried to protect the Russian economy in any way.
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- At first, the three members sought to protect the writing of Albanian with the use of an Ottoman Turkish alphabet.
- NMHM was opposed to the increasing foreign Christian evangelistic aggression, and sought to protect the interests of Hindus in the state.
- The Waldensians had about 3,000 rebel soldiers at their disposal, which sought to protect around 12,000 non-combatants (mainly women and children).
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- AHRC said the writ failed to protect non-witnesses, even if they too face threats.
- In a late-night phone call, Obama warned Morsi that relations could be jeopardized if Egypt failed to protect diplomats.
- In her first major battle as the "New Wonder Woman" she failed to protect herself from bullets shot at her and was killed.
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- He went out of his way to protect Darren.
- Jane did this because he could think of no other way to protect society from Panzer.
- Kincaid shows genuine concern about the girl and she shows an attachment to him, going so far as to put herself in harm's way to protect him.
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- It was created to protect the lives, property and constitutional rights of people in Alabama.
- The nature reserve is created to protect the raised bog ecosystems of the Northwestern Russia.
- The national park was created to protect the landscapes of the lake district in the southwest of Pskov Oblast.
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- As a "kshatriya" (warrior) it is your duty to protect your people and land.
- Selvam demands justice from Dharmaraj who states that it is his duty to protect his client Kailasam.
- Finally, Pontius the Knight had also arrived, convinced that it was his duty to protect the academy.
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- After an interest to protect the area, on 7 July 1985 an area of was gazetted as the Mann River Nature Reserve.
- By the early years of the 19th century, Tubac's garrison continued to protect the area from raids by Apache Indians.
- The wilderness was designated on September 30, 1996, after a nearly 20-year battle to protect the area from logging and mining.
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- Likewise, it does not protect sellers of services or intangibles.
- The passage of time does not protect a sexual predator from justice.
- However, their power does not protect the player from chasms or deep water.
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- The MoU aims to protect these species at a national, regional and global level.
- The UNCRC aims to protect and promote the rights of all children around the world.
- MCC aims to protect the environment in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, with special attention to Maryland.
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- The park's designating by-law was subsequently amended in 1996 to protect and preserve the Majors' clubhouse.
- The Albanians had poor or often no schools or other institutions in place to protect and preserve their cultural heritage.
- The area has been awarded Conservation Area status, a legal protection against development to protect and preserve the Victorian architecture.
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- It was planned to protect all 50 states from a rogue missile attack.
- Private airport fire services in the UK protect all categories of airports and aerodromes.
- Teachers and administrators all across America have a responsibility to protect all of their students."
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- They wanted to protect Chile from "the enemy of class structure".
- It wanted to protect private property and encourage private initiative.
- It is the first time Peter has ever "had someone in his life that he's wanted to protect."
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- It was part of a line of frontier forts established to protect travelers and settlers within Texas.
- It was established to protect the grain fields and cattle of the local estancias that fed Ribera's Spanish army on La Frontera.
- The force was established to protect British interests in Persia from subversion by German agents, most notably Wilhelm Wassmuss.
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- Their armor was meant to protect only against sabers and lances.
- Their armour was meant to protect only against sabres and light lances.
- The red pelisse was introduced in 1762, and was originally meant to protect the hussar from sabre cuts.
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- Penelope blames Jeff for being a gold digger and tries to protect Doris from him.
- He unsuccessfully tries to protect her from them, before learning of their true intentions.
- Twain, driven by lust and creative frustration, tries to protect the mermaid from Lafayette.
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- Glass screens were installed to protect both assets.
- Safewords are one way for BDSM practices to protect both parties.
- He said "Oregon law should protect both the pregnant woman and her unborn child.