verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
conserve/protect a habitat (= prevent it from changing or being damaged )
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These measures will protect the habitat of endangered species such as wolves.
defend/protect yourself from your enemies
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Our country has a right to protect itself from its enemies.
protect sb's liberty
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The right to vote is one of the most powerful means we have to protect our liberty.
protect sb's privacy
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Names have been changed to protect the privacy of those involved.
protect sb’s identity (= make sure no one finds out who someone is )
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Journalists frequently protect the identity of confidential sources.
protect sth against frost
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The plants need to be protected against frost.
protect the environment
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We need to take drastic steps to protect the environment.
protect your investment
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It's best to invest in several funds, in order to protect your investment.
protect your skin
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It's important to use suntan lotion to protect your skin.
protect/conserve the countryside (= stop people building on it or spoiling its beauty )
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How can we protect the countryside for future generations?
protected by copyright
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The database will be protected by copyright .
protected
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Elephants are a protected species in Indonesia.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
amendment
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The board argued that the dispute was not protected by the First Amendment since it was an internal personnel matter.
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However, opponents charge that the new Internet regulations amount to unconstitutional censorship that would criminalize expression protected by the First Amendment .
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Such speech is still protected by the First Amendment unless it causes substantial disruption or interferes with the rights of others.
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Last I looked, this was protected under the Second Amendment .
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The wearing of an armband to express certain views is the kind of symbolic act protected by that amendment .
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Such advocacy is not protected by the First Amendment .
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Similarly, unprofessional disclosures within the school may not be protected by the First Amendment .
area
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Since then much has been done to improve and protect the area including a new information and exhibition centre and picnic areas.
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He and his neighbors bought a fire truck to protect their area , but the neighbors got cold feet.
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Scuba divers can protect only small areas .
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Most are located in protected areas , such as towns or cities or along rivers.
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We never shifted from this, that we had to have some form of secure income that would protect those areas .
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The money could be better spent protecting existing wildlife areas .
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Currently, subsidies that were envisaged as a way of protecting farmers in poor areas are being commercially exploited by wealthy landowners.
child
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For the first time in my life I understood real terror at being unable to protect my child .
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Angiletta said the primary purpose of the web site was to keep the public informed about legislation to protect children from predators.
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Equally, the state is obliged in theory to protect children at risk.
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She said the things that protect children from their fear of night, their anxieties about change, the terror of abandonment.
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It is recognition that the failure to protect displaced children is an issue of fundamental international concern.
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The locks are designed to protect children who pick up a gun from injury or death.
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In the nineteenth century there was a need to protect children from exploitation by parents as juvenile labour.
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Mill wanted to protect children against the harm which they might do themselves.
copyright
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There is a typical example among writers, seeking to protect copyright and to negotiate general contract conditions.
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For example, in some cases the bill would make it illegal for Internet users to access information not protected by copyright .
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These programs are, of course, protected by copyright .
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It is easy to protect your songs' copyrights .
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Some computer inventions have to be protected by copyright rather than patents.
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It needs to be borne in mind that the computer program will be protected by copyright law regardless of the patent situation.
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Drawings are prepared for most designs and drawings are protected by copyright as artistic works, irrespective of artistic quality.
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In general, the photograph will be protected by copyright which will be owned by the publisher or perhaps a freelance photographer.
duty
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It remains the duty of governments to protect the rights of their citizens but this is evidently not enough.
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So too do teachers have a duty to teach, and parents a duty to protect children from a debased cultural environment.
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Senior officials have a duty to protect junior officials and to set standards for those lower down.
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Thus the social worker or the department of social services was under no duty to protect Joshua.
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The government has no duty to protect people from themselves.
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The fighting services, especially, were imbued with the idea that their foremost duty was to protect the Emperor from danger.
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He said he had a duty to protect the public.
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Rights themselves are grounds for holding others to be duty bound to protect or promote certain interests of the right-holder.
environment
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House of Lords: Debate on international action to protect the environment .
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Particularly in the Northeast, many emphasize measures to protect the environment .
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So how can protecting the environment be left to individual conscience?
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The plan is intended to protect the environment and reduce damage from natural disasters.
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One way to nudge nature along is to provide a protected environment for trees.
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Most tropical forest aid has gone to industrial forestry and has done little to aid the poor or protect the environment .
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We need an exchange of ideas and those countries need help to improve and protect the environment .
family
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How can I protect myself and my family against flu?
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They can not always protect their families , and they often come from families that could not protect them.
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Q: Can I protect my family ?
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The wisest person in all the universe, Prometheus had well been able to protect his own family .
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So make sure you don't miss this opportunity to protect yourself and your family with Accident Cashguard.
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Distraught Ron appeals to Jimmy to help him get a gun so that he will be able to protect his family .
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And no scientist or doctor could say for sure what I should do to protect my family .
government
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It remains the duty of governments to protect the rights of their citizens but this is evidently not enough.
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All the political rhetoric about big government protecting the weak and the poor is coming into question as well.
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Reacting to Maj. Botha's statement anti-apartheid groups said they believed that he had succumbed to government pressure to protect Buthelezi.
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But government also can protect people in ways that earlier generations could not have envisioned.
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What means do these governments use to protect , regulate, subsidise or stimulate the sector?
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No wonder the government sought to protect private sector interests transitionally.
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The federal government currently protects its nonworking elderly with a promise of guaranteed Social Security payments.
health
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Landscaping A purpose-built dust box protects operator health and keeps vermin levels down.
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He protected worker safety and health laws.
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Working conditions and hours to be reorganised to protect health and safety, including protection against risks, such as harmful chemicals.
identity
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Journalists frequently protect the identity of confidential sources from police, courts or government officials.
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Name and details have been changed to protect identities .
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Kids will have security codes to protect their identities .
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The couple, of Acton, West London, can not be named to protect the girl's identity .
law
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They also plan to campaign for new laws to protect other workers by preventing firms from raiding their pension fund money.
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In that case, the court threw out a Colorado constitutional amendment that would have barred local laws protecting homosexuals from discrimination.
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The Urban Planning Law gave priority to protecting the long-term interests of the state against immediate, local interests.
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A federal law protects workers who are disabled.
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In the absence of any express provisions once employment has ended the law will only protect information within the second class.
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Since then, laws protecting alligators have resulted in a resurgence in their population.
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They thought it included the contrary proposition that the law did not protect the fish.
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In addition, the law protects those employees who are not actually disabled but are perceived to be so.
legislation
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Violence victims face homelessness Social workers need more training in housing legislation to protect victims of domestic violence being made homeless.
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Angiletta said the primary purpose of the web site was to keep the public informed about legislation to protect children from predators.
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Meanwhile state legislation protecting indebted small farmers has been abolished.
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What of those countries with legislation which seeks to protect the older employee?
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The second priority is legislation to protect patients in health maintenance organizations, sponsored by Sens.
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It has widespread support in the House as far as it goes, but missing is legislation to protect against victimisation.
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How could legislation be designed to protect this woman?
measure
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The Bill is the latest in a long line of measures to protect society from criminals and to improve the penal system.
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Particularly in the Northeast, many emphasize measures to protect the environment.
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Everyone knew that a breaking point had to come; and everyone who could took extraordinary measures to protect himself.
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But he supported a measure designed to protect gays and lesbians from workplace discrimination.
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The plan also provided for measures to protect endangered species, protect the ozone layer and increase energy conservation.
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This measure would protect states from fiscal hardship when caseloads increase due to regional economic downturns or other factors.
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The measures are designed to protect Dee salmon from poachers.
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Proponents of the initiative claim the measure is necessary to protect the pension funds of California retirees.
need
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There's no need to protect him from me.
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Why did Joe Fogarty feel the need to protect Jack Diamond?
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In the nineteenth century there was a need to protect children from exploitation by parents as juvenile labour.
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The need to protect the residents of the base from environmental hazards places severe demands on its design and construction.
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The statute requires, however, not a threat of immediate danger, but rather an immediate need to act to protect .
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He was trying to balance a desire to prevent demands for federal intervention against the political need to avoid protecting the riders.
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There is the need to protect the state against internal and external subversion.
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Not withstanding this, we have an immediate need to protect our property from the moment the slate falls.
order
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You can not transfer your assets to a spouse in order to protect them from the creditors.
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I have emphasized these aspects in order to help people protect themselves.
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The democratic political order must be protected against misuse of Basic Rights.
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The reasons for doing so, he felt, are to establish order and to protect private property.
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Parents I know have risked arrest in order to protect their Head Start centers.
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The manager decided to close the building in order to protect it, and he gave the key to the mayor.
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In order to protect the diminishing herds, laws were established to control the hunting and sale of wild game.
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We had to turn our backs to the southwest wind in order to protect our faces.
privacy
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The women's real names and some details about their lives have been disguised to protect their privacy .
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The journal comes with eight secret codes to protect privacy .
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In recent years, Bradman lived quietly in an Adelaide suburb, protecting his privacy and rarely venturing out.
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Although the commission outlined an eight-point plan for protecting privacy and civil liberties, the security measures drew quick criticism.
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To protect privacy , phone numbers have only been included for those governing bodies which have an office.
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Several persons are identified by pseudonyms to protect their privacy or that of their families.
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They also served to protect our privacy needs.
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That information would be protected by the Privacy Act anyway, the officials said.
property
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This is for your own safely as well as to protect other people's property .
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The reasons for doing so, he felt, are to establish order and to protect private property .
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Have a residual current device fitted to protect the property from the risk of fire started by an electrical fault.
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Government is important because it can and should establish and enforce rules of conduct and protect property rights.
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The pharmaceutical companies that were taken to task by Elliott have a legitimate right to protect their intellectual property .
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It allows organisms to protect their essential dynamical properties in the face of environmental changes by varying less essential dynamical properties.
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Not withstanding this, we have an immediate need to protect our property from the moment the slate falls.
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Mr Barraza did; he was concerned about protecting property , saving the equipment for the next generation.
public
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The firms say it protects farmworkers and the public from dangerous pesticides.
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He said he had a duty to protect the public .
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They will also do everything practically possible to protect the public .
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Those incidents are a salutary reminder of the dedication of police officers to protecting the public .
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Conversely, Conservative Members wish to protect the public further from trade union activities.
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The Order also protects the general public from work dangers.
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When firearms are involved you must protect the public .
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I deal first with the proposals to protect the public against strikes and other forms of industrial action.
security
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However, the key factor has been domestic agricultural policies which protect indigenous agriculture for security or political reasons.
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It cost government and defense contractors $ 5. 6 billion in 1995 to protect classified national security information.
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This would soon leave only the androids protecting the security state apparatus.
species
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The winter-run chinook was listed as a protected species under the state and federal endangered species acts in 1989.
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The plan also provided for measures to protect endangered species , protect the ozone layer and increase energy conservation.
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Great economic sacrifices have been made by developers, loggers and fishermen to protect endangered species .
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The legislation that exists to protect endangered species is often inadequate and lacks proper enforcement.
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As a result, it is protected under the Endangered Species Act.
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Yet it has no law protecting threatened species .
■ VERB
design
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It's designed to protect and soothe even the most sensitive male skins and prices start at £2.45.
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John Ramsey and his wife, Patricia, almost immediately took steps that appeared designed to protect themselves from possible prosecution.
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The measures are designed to protect Dee salmon from poachers.
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The present system is designed to protect those within it not to serve those outside.
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The insurance cover is designed to protect intermediaries against suits for damages brought by irate customers.
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But he supported a measure designed to protect gays and lesbians from workplace discrimination.
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Moreover, the deportation process is cumbersome and designed to protect immigrants' rights.
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This rule is designed to protect creditors.
fail
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The company admitted it had failed to protect the worker from danger.
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In other words, it might dissuade worthy lawsuits even as it fails to protect against outlandish ones.
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Existing employment law in turn has failed to protect the employment expectations of disabled people.
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Do you agree with those who contend that capitalism is so individualistic that it fails to protect the collective good?
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In the first case counselling has failed to protect others and in the second it has failed to protect the person counselled.
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La Repubblica has found similar cases where the state has failed to protect anti-mafia witnesses.
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Independent legal experts were scathingly critical of Democratic committee members for failing to protect Hill.
help
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A flu vaccination can help to protect you from flu.
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The U. S. Secret Service is preparing to help protect as many as 30 heads of state expected to visit the games.
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You can, as a matter of course, help to protect yourself from electric shocks by using a circuit breaker.
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Reputable frame-makers can help you protect valuable pictures.
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That's where legal expenses insurance helps - it protects against the cost of taking legal action.
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In return, they are expected to help and protect the living.
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The beds also help protect the shore from erosion.
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The glycosides are even retained as the caterpillar changes into a butterfly and help to protect it from predatory birds.
seek
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There is a typical example among writers, seeking to protect copyright and to negotiate general contract conditions.
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Both men created through their activities a popular demand for access to the very wilderness they sought to protect .
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But in fact those they sought to protect often did not act as if they were passive.
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To respect the environment and to seek to protect it in the course of company activities.
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By so doing they have sought to protect domestic employment, the balance of payments and so forth.
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What of those countries with legislation which seeks to protect the older employee?
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The five-year-old we sought to protect may become the lonely 18-year-old hanging himself in prison.
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For all the palaver about men playing full parenting roles, fathers desire, seek , contrive and protect their anonymity.
try
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Some artists try to protect their interests by selling through 105 non-profit Aboriginal community art centres.
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The opposite danger is that in trying to protect yourself, you build up a calloused attitude.
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Society must ask how much more risk-averse it should be than the people it is trying to protect .
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City officials say what they are trying to protect is a sense of history.
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How do we calculate the value of the asset that we are trying to protect ?
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The Dale Earnhardts out there don't want us trying to protect them from themselves.
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That has led firms to try to protect business relationships through buying shares.
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Zanger said he never tried to defend himself against Baldwin and only tried to protect his camera with the videotape inside.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A series of meetings were held to discuss security issues and teach women employees how to protect themselves.
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Garlic was once thought to protect people against evil spirits.
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laws to protect the environment
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The painting is protected by thick glass.
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Use high-factor sun lotion to protect your child's skin from the sun.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A company can protect information of this kind only so long as it is confidential to the business and not in the public domain.
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But Parsons protects the special nature of science through a distinction of levels of selection.
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It was just that I wanted, foolishly, to protect you from the unpleasantnesses of life.
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It will protect your pet from injury and the possibility of getting loose if you are in an accident.
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The law does not adequately protect older people from abuse.
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They were out to get you and I protected you.