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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
protect .
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Examples
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Being realistic about the prospects for a game title protects a developer's employees from job loss by ensuring cash flow and avoiding bankruptcy.
Only a Game 2009
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Being realistic about the prospects for a game title protects a developer's employees from job loss by ensuring cash flow and avoiding bankruptcy.
Only a Game 2009
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The property that IP law protects is much more abstract.
Tax Cuts for the Rich, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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This ensures sufficient ventilation, guarantees privacy, protects from the rain, and keeps the south-facing rooms nicely cool.
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Boonton writes - "The property that IP law protects is much more abstract."
Tax Cuts for the Rich, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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A right without a clear map of what that right protects is an empty statement.
What ‘Superman’ got wrong, point by point Valerie Strauss 2010
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As long as Griffin protects Constellation as-is, he deserves attack.
Mike Griffin Doesn't Seem To Miss NASA Watch - NASA Watch 2009
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Ian – No, all that this law protects is evrybody's right to not get shot at because some dude who came from a different state than his/hers did had the right to carry his concealed weapon due to the softer rules of gun permits in his state.
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This ‘double distancing’ protects from the horror, but it also enables the reader to interpret what is really being said.
Ballardian » “Driven by Anger”: An Interview with Michael Butterworth (the Savoy interviews, part 1) 2009
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At some point, the structure pierces the façade to form a porch that finishes its composition, protects from the sunlight and creates an interesting play of light and shadow.
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