protection

Example Sentences

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Aung San's wartime comrade Ne Win, who had taken the helm of the armed forces after the leader's assassination in murky circumstances, swooped in in a putsch he justified as protection against Myanmar's disintegration.

From Barron's

It is difficult to recommend the most suitable personal protection because of a lack of research.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said: "There are already strong protections in place for playing fields which we are proposing to keep and we are investing £400m into grassroots sport."

From BBC

The authors also suggest that as ant societies became more complex, group-level defenses such as collective nest protection and disease control reduced the need for heavy individual armor.

From Science Daily

Both Trading Standards and Report Fraud, the national fraud reporting body, said better bank protection was pushing criminals to turn to gift cards as a new way to get our money.

From BBC