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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
protection
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
afford protection
▪ The new law will afford protection to employees.
environmental protection
▪ Is environmental protection more important than economic growth?
protection of the environment
▪ In developing countries, protection of the environment is not a primary concern.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
adequate
▪ They should be clamped in reasonably dry conditions with adequate protection against frost.
▪ Most universities have some review committee that requires a statement from the researcher that adequate protection will be guaranteed for all respondents.
▪ Men involved in the upper reaches of political life might not necessarily find in it an adequate protection.
▪ Federal safety experts say such helmets appear to offer adequate protection for skaters.
▪ He said I should have more adequate protection than a burglar alarm.
▪ Three days later, however, President Nixon ordered that the reconnaissance missions be resumed and that they receive adequate protection.
▪ The court is able to give adequate protection to solicitors' clients without straining the language of section 69.
▪ The General Accounting Office reports that airbags do not provide adequate protection for small children and others not sitting in normal position.
effective
▪ The world has a far more effective system of protection for important monuments and sites than it used to have.
▪ Theses cylinder protectors will stay tight on the cylinder, giving effective protection from impacts and scratches.
▪ The effective rate of protection for steel, vehicles and electrical goods, however, went much higher, up to 300 percent.
▪ Hedges can also provide effective weather protection.
▪ The same method using netting would make effective protection for a bed of a dozen or more high-yielding strawberry plants.
environmental
▪ Over the next 10 years, we need to move away from a production-based support mechanism to a mechanism that supports environmental protection.
▪ Gaylord Nelson, D-Wis., as a day to rally for environmental protection.
▪ Towards this end, agreements were signed on fishing, trade, environmental protection and the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
▪ Support mechanisms should be based on environmental protection rather than on production.
▪ Contractual undertakings on environmental protection should be included in privatisation programmes and other foreign investment projects.
▪ Among projects rejected on the grounds of a lack of funds are a number researching into climate change and environmental protection technology.
▪ It articulates the Group's commitment to attaining the highest practical standards of health, safety and environmental protection in the workplace.
▪ Several submissions were lodged in 1989/90 with Government regarding environmental protection and management.
equal
▪ This connection between integrity and the rhetoric of equal protection is revealing.
▪ A local Republican party of official claimed the law violated equal protection and First Amendment principles.
▪ Everyone should have equal protection by the law and the ability to appeal against local authority.
▪ Again, equal protection and due process concerns are evident.
▪ Instead, it guaranteed equal protection to all-except where equality conflicted with state or canton laws.
▪ The Constitution, and the courts that have interpreted it, posit rights to liberty, privacy and equal protection.
▪ Segregation on the basis of race is a denial of equal protection in violation of the Constitution. 38a.
▪ Article 26 provides equal protection before the law and equal protection of the law without any discrimination.
extra
▪ And those who change jobs or whose firms get taken over will now get extra protection.
▪ Quite simply, trust-based security means to trust everyone and do nothing extra for protection.
▪ For extra protection, some products contain a protective sunscreen plus Vitamin E to enrich and condition your skin.
▪ Since the birds were in a cold room I believe the filter matting provided extra protection from the low temperatures.
▪ By leaving pruning until after the winter you allow the plant some extra frost protection.
▪ It can used with waterproofing wax and polish for extra protection.
▪ This is why Uvistat has developed extra protection products for children and toddlers.
▪ In many cases, you get extra protection from the manufacturer in the form of a guarantee.
full
▪ She now came under the giant umbrella of the Royal Family and at last the palace was able to give her full protection.
▪ Car Parking. Full fire protection system.
▪ Young people in work also need the full protection that the law can offer.
▪ Judicial separation proceedings can be started at any time should the full protection of court proceedings be required.
great
▪ It would certainly create more work for the lawyers but would not add a great deal of protection for the ordinary person.
▪ It develops gradually, acquiring greater legal protection by stages as the fetus gains viability.
▪ It may be baled or carted loose: baling gives greater protection against rats and mice.
▪ Whether badgers merit greater legal protection is a much-debated question among producers in the south-west where damage to farms is known.
▪ Not surprisingly, the more layers of the cocoon there are, the greater the protection from dehydration.
▪ The announcement was made by the Home Secretary, in response to calls by officers for greater protection on the beat.
▪ You called the half-mortals out of Andernesse, and broke the spell-wall which was the last and greatest protection against the dark.
▪ Alternatively, a courier will smuggle often millions of pounds at a time to a country where banking secrecy offers greater protection.
legal
▪ Whether badgers merit greater legal protection is a much-debated question among producers in the south-west where damage to farms is known.
▪ Patent applications must meet a higher legal standard to be granted and offer a different legal protection than do copyrights.
▪ You are entitled to legal protection and reporting assaults to the police makes it less likely that they will occur.
▪ Being different is not really safe, despite the legal protection afforded by nondiscrimination clauses.
▪ They had special status and legal protection and there were prescribed penalties for those attacking or injuring them.
▪ It was suggested by proponents that such legal protection was no longer necessary and was an insult to the South.
▪ National Rivers Authority was also worried because once the section is designated its legal protection would make flood maintenance work difficult.
▪ It develops gradually, acquiring greater legal protection by stages as the fetus gains viability.
social
▪ We have a high standard of social protection in this country.
▪ He liked all the things Hayek loathed: social protection, trade unions, welfare states, curbs on finance.
▪ Workers with reduced social protection were unable to raise their wages to compensate.
▪ However, the Supreme Soviet criticized the government over its social protection measures.
▪ At least Eva had been able to put up a pretence for the past forty-odd years; a social protection for Charles.
▪ Olsziewski said that future government policy included negotiations with the trade unions on social protection during budget cut-backs which were to come.
▪ Did he refer to the high standards of social protection in this country?
▪ The Congress resolution criticized the reforms and called for the introduction of higher levels of social protection.
special
▪ The sturdy frame has a special protection to make it waterproof and the cushions are covered in a charming songbird design fabric.
▪ The Legislature banned lion hunting in 1972, and voters afforded special protection with an initiative approved in 1990.
▪ Areas she wants protected include the Great Orme and the Traeth Lavan special protection area.
▪ Therefore, it follows, renters lack any incentive to vote against tax hikes and the vulnerable property owners need special protection.
▪ Moreover, as is discussed later, there is special protection for historic buildings.
▪ Kites have special protection under the law and North Yorkshire Police have been notified of the latest incident.
▪ This special protection is lost if the Orc wears body armour.
▪ Will he also confirm that it recommended that Cardiff bay should be included in the Severn estuary special protection area?
well
▪ Discussion documents have been issued, aimed at better protection against fire and explosion.
▪ Another analysis, released Monday, found that combining ritonavir with other anti-HIV treatments provides even better protection against disease and death.
▪ Compared to open-reel tape machines they are also easier to load and store and provide better protection for the tape.
▪ Increasing risks and decreasing opportunities tend to be interrelated, of course: better protection and surveillance decrease opportunities by increasing perceived risks.
▪ Even animals have better protection than people - only qualified veterinary surgeons can operate on them.
▪ A new feature links warranties to planned inspection maintenance, giving the building owner better protection if the roof is properly monitored.
▪ This means that complete market surveillance is possible and better investor protection is thus also possible.
▪ Some gave better protection, deeper shadows, warmer comers.
■ NOUN
bankruptcy
▪ The company, which is trading under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, did not give the nine month figures.
▪ Carolco filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November and now is selling off its assets.
▪ Colorado-based Miniscribe filed for bankruptcy protection in January 1990 when it emerged that its senior management had carried out a massive fraud.
▪ Adler Coleman, a clearing company for about 40 brokerage firms, files for bankruptcy protection.
▪ There is increased speculation this could be done through bankruptcy or a reorganization under bankruptcy protection.
▪ ExUnited Way chief William Aramony gets a seven-year prison sentence for embezzlement. 26 -- Bradlees seeks bankruptcy protection.
▪ For instance, despite the continued strong national economy, a record 1 million people filed for personal bankruptcy protection last year.
child
▪ It will not examine the interface between videos conducted under the memorandum and the rest of the child protection process.
▪ In 1989 the government launched a £10 million training programme in child protection.
▪ The child protection conference is not a creature of statute.
▪ Practices and Procedures None of the leading players in this drama doubts the need for child protection.
▪ A specialist child protection team was questioning Jason and scientific evidence was being gathered.
▪ Parents and children should be encouraged to attend, as with the initial child protection conference.
▪ It should not be confused with the initial child protection conference.
consumer
▪ We set up an independent Ministry of consumer protection: this Government closed it down.
▪ I consider myself highly privileged to have been the first Minister for consumer protection in a completely independent consumer protection Department.
▪ In identifying such conduct, reliance is made on information forthcoming from local authority consumer protection departments.
▪ The Green Party co-leader's new ministry combines agricultural responsibilities and consumer protection departments taken from other ministries.
▪ For example, regulation may bring benefits in terms of consumer protection but add costs by making firms less competitive.
▪ Pharos covers many issues including tax, environment, consumer protection, product standards and health and safety.
▪ As part of the new consumer protection arrangements, a Pensions Ombudsman with wide-ranging powers has recently been appointed.
▪ The event took place prior to the consumer protection committee.
emergency
▪ On 13 December 1991 emergency protection orders were made and the children were placed with foster parents.
▪ One further important change is the replacement of place of safety orders with what are to be called emergency protection orders.
▪ Sections 44, 45 and 48 cover emergency protection orders.
▪ In this context it is important to remember that any individual may seek an emergency protection order.
▪ The local authority obtained an emergency protection order and placed the girl with foster parents.
▪ In December 1991 the local authority was granted emergency protection orders in respect of both boys and placed them with foster parents.
▪ A guardian ad litem appointed in emergency protection proceedings will usually continue to act in any care proceedings which follow.
fire
▪ The impending end of halon production is forcing the fire protection industry to consider recycling the halons already in use.
▪ To make the payments on the truck, he began to sell fire protection to individual homeowners.
▪ A review of on-site fire protection equipment available for fighting fires in high-bay warehouses stating its advantages and disadvantages.
▪ He pointed out that large groups such as Hilton and Holiday Inns were already investing in fire protection beyond the minimum requirements.
▪ This is of course a somewhat arbitrary limitation from a fire protection point of view.
▪ Products Rentokil specialises in industrial products in the fields of public health, safety, fire protection and energy conservation.
▪ Tasks range from flag-waving and fire protection, to working in the circuit car park.
▪ Making every second count - not only in fire protection but also in contract performance.
investor
▪ The framework for investor protection is shown in Figure 12.3, and outlines the channels of authority. 12.3 OVER-REGULATION?
▪ This means that complete market surveillance is possible and better investor protection is thus also possible.
▪ The deregulation of the capital market brought with it the need for increased investor protection.
▪ The White Paper argued that the existing investor protection laws were outdated and incomplete.
▪ Effective supervision of securities firms of their employees and agents is a foundation of the federal regulatory scheme of investor protection.
▪ These seek to enhance investor protection and promote the integrity of the securities, futures and options markets.
▪ It was the first major and comprehensive revision of investor protection legislation since the mid-1930's.
▪ You might also like to read the section on investor protection at the end of Chapter 5.
racket
▪ Yorris's youth organisation is involved in gambling, prostitution and protection rackets.
▪ It was odd to find him in charge of such a low-level enterprise as the Vadinamian protection racket.
▪ A reclusive ex-rock-star's London mansion is used as a hideout by a violent protection racket thug, played by James Fox.
▪ To have 32 seeds in a 128 women's singles draw, would be nothing less than a protection racket.
■ VERB
afford
▪ The thought sent Isabel scrambling into her gown again, as though the garment might afford her some protection.
▪ The Legislature banned lion hunting in 1972, and voters afforded special protection with an initiative approved in 1990.
▪ The man was no fool and his very cynicism afforded him some protection.
▪ The agreements expired in 1992 and were not renewed, because they afforded the kind of protection banned under international trade agreements.
▪ I am sure one of them would afford you the protection that you seek.
▪ It is this, primarily, because suitable cover is afforded for protection and food is plentiful for the young fishes.
▪ True, the Government has continued to afford him protection, an expensive commitment for which he helps pay.
▪ Assists in maintaining proper bowel function and affords protection against diverticulosis, haemorrhoids and varicose veins.
enjoy
▪ Consequently, these relationships enjoy unrestricted support and protection.
▪ Strikes without ballots, for instance, would not enjoy the protection of the law.
▪ So your family enjoy increasing protection all the time you're saving with SaverPlus 2001.
▪ Other suspects seem to enjoy the protection of powerful patrons.
▪ As long ago as 1893, I.S. Leadam demonstrated that they did in fact enjoy the protection of the courts.
▪ And you enjoy extra, added protection for your family.
▪ Badgers will soon enjoy greater legal protection.
ensure
▪ In his acceptance of the pope's lordship, John ensured the protection of the monarchy and of the succession.
▪ We have long believed the land use planning system is a vital mechanism for ensuring environmental protection and enhancement.
▪ Accordingly, proper legal advice should be taken to ensure all protection available is actually taken advantage of.
▪ It urges the Government to ensure that proper data protection standards are enforced.
▪ Some restraints to ensure the protection of confidential information may be similarly regarded.
▪ A special committee was set up by the Supreme Council to register deserters in order to try to ensure their legal protection.
▪ The companies also undertake to ensure the protection of four marine species: kelp, abalone, sand dollars and sea urchins.
file
▪ If the senior creditors refuse to make a deal it likes, the firm will simply file for chapter 11 protection.
▪ Colorado-based Miniscribe filed for bankruptcy protection in January 1990 when it emerged that its senior management had carried out a massive fraud.
▪ After months of teetering on the brink, David Reed has filed for protection from his creditors.
▪ Adler Coleman, a clearing company for about 40 brokerage firms, files for bankruptcy protection.
▪ In 1992 Olympia &038; York filed for protection from its creditors.
▪ For instance, despite the continued strong national economy, a record 1 million people filed for personal bankruptcy protection last year.
give
▪ If I were still a Minister of my country you would be giving me real protection, day and night.
▪ Wells gives the Sox an ace that gives their younger arms protection.
▪ The tortious principle gives protection to the ultimate consumer of a product where the product has caused physical damage.
▪ Hence, we include a discussion of various ways in which the insurance funds could be given further protection.
▪ The court is able to give adequate protection to solicitors' clients without straining the language of section 69.
▪ What is the easiest way to give maximum protection?
▪ If the blood test shows you are not immune, one injection will give you the protection you need.
▪ Additional forces were sent to these frontier outposts to give them protection insofar as limited resources would permit.
need
▪ For companies need protection from potential catastrophe if they are to remain productive, even in business.
▪ We need ballistic missile protection now more than ever for three basic reasons.
▪ Further north they may need some protection to establish and thrive.
▪ The passenger pigeon needs no protection.
▪ You see, often I carry large sums of cash and need protection.
▪ So he sort of needed my protection for his enthusiastic involvement in his own areas of interest-the drama club, for example.
▪ It is arguable that married women no longer need the protection afforded to them by cases like these.
▪ We obviously need some protection against patronage hiring and firing.
offer
▪ The authorities fail to offer prisoners protection from being attacked by others; joining the gang offers this protection.
▪ Federal safety experts say such helmets appear to offer adequate protection for skaters.
▪ You're being offered all the protection of the law.
▪ Not a shield to offer children protection.
▪ It would offer protection from excess heat as well as from nasty chemicals.
▪ Patent applications must meet a higher legal standard to be granted and offer a different legal protection than do copyrights.
▪ It offered Alan Millet little protection from the rain that drove across the street and battered against his body.
▪ They offer little protection against heavily financed, one-sided campaigns and special-interest propaganda efforts.
provide
▪ Soil around the bunker and on top of the slab provides further protection and makes the base difficult to see from the air.
▪ He wanted the government to provide protection and compensation for blacks in the South and to aid migration out of the South.
▪ But only that the community as a whole has a duty to provide adequate protection in some way.
▪ In turn, the nearby uncut patches of forest provide the shy animals protection.
▪ Some can be fitted with a net to provide bird protection once the glass has been removed.
▪ The Secret Service will provide protection immediately adjacent to the chief executive, Meyer said.
▪ The concrete pipes help provide protection from baiters.
▪ The organizations provide protection from other vendors or police and city inspectors.
receive
▪ Will news-gathering open up to market forces or continue to receive government protection in the name of the consumer's interest?
▪ Three days later, however, President Nixon ordered that the reconnaissance missions be resumed and that they receive adequate protection.
▪ Not all presidential candidates receive protection from the Secret Service.
▪ If your area receives protection in this period, it will be paid for by the Government.
require
▪ The businessman should be better able to take care of himself in the transaction, and therefore should require little protection.
▪ Owl boxes require protection from the wind.
▪ If the employer requires protection he should have the foresight to include an express covenant in the employment contract.
▪ One youth baseball league in the South already requires full facial protection for its 400, 000 players.
▪ These were to be more densely populated and smaller areas than the national parks, but areas still requiring special protection.
seek
▪ In this context it is important to remember that any individual may seek an emergency protection order.
▪ Two months later, Valmark also filed for bankruptcy reorganization, seeking protection from creditors.
▪ But meanwhile the park has agreed to seek protection orders in consultation with landowners, rather than risking conflict and long legal proceedings.
▪ ExUnited Way chief William Aramony gets a seven-year prison sentence for embezzlement. 26 -- Bradlees seeks bankruptcy protection.
▪ Olympia &038; York was insolvent and had sought the protection of the courts to avoid bankruptcy.
▪ Closely held Rickel said last week that it might seek protection from creditors.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ 24-hour police protection
▪ a bill providing environmental protections
▪ At the time, the law gave women very little protection from violent husbands.
▪ Their light summer clothes were no protection against the bitter cold.
▪ Vitamin C provides some protection against minor illnesses.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Alternatively, you could join a card protection scheme.
▪ In the unconscious the hunter is seen as the symbol of protection.
▪ Ironically, fitness is no protection.
▪ Other measures gave us the state lottery, coastline protection, guaranteed levels of school finance and term limits.
▪ Since the birds were in a cold room I believe the filter matting provided extra protection from the low temperatures.
▪ The businessman should be better able to take care of himself in the transaction, and therefore should require little protection.
▪ This applies to protection from rain and other water sources.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Protection

Protection \Pro*tec"tion\, n. [L. protectio: cf. F. protection.]

  1. The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.

    To your protection I commend me, gods.
    --Shak.

  2. That which protects or preserves from injury; a defense; a shield; a refuge.

    Let them rise up . . . and be your protection.
    --Deut. xxxii. 38.

  3. A writing that protects or secures from molestation or arrest; a pass; a safe-conduct; a passport.

    He . . . gave them protections under his hand.
    --Macaulay.

  4. (Polit. Econ.) A theory, or a policy, of protecting the producers in a country from foreign competition in the home market by the imposition of such discriminating duties on goods of foreign production as will restrict or prevent their importation; -- opposed to free trade. Writ of protection. (Law)

    1. A writ by which the king formerly exempted a person from arrest; -- now disused. [Eng.]
      --Blackstone.

    2. A judicial writ issued to a person required to attend court, as party, juror, etc., intended to secure him from arrest in coming, staying, and returning.

      Syn: Preservation; defense; guard; shelter; refuge; security; safety.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
protection

mid-14c., "shelter, defense; keeping, guardianship;" late 14c. as "that which protects," from Old French proteccion "protection, shield" (12c.) and directly from Late Latin protectionem (nominative protectio) "a covering over," noun of action from past participle stem of protegere "protect, cover in front," from pro- "in front" + tegere "to cover" (see stegosaurus).\n

\nA common Old English word for "protect" was beorgan. International economic sense is from 1789. In gangster sense, "freedom from molestation in exchange for money," it is attested from 1860. Ecological sense of "attempted preservation by laws" is from 1880 (originally of wild birds in Britain). Also in medieval England, "the protection or maintenance of a lord or patron; sponsorship." To put (someone) out of protection meant to deprive him or her of the security of the protection of the kingdom's laws.

Wiktionary
protection

n. 1 The process of keeping (something or someone) safe. 2 The state of being safe. 3 A means of keeping or remaining safe. 4 A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease. 5 (lb en insurance) coverage. 6 Immunity from harm obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion. 7 (lb en economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services. 8 (lb en computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).

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WordNet
protection

  1. n. the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"

  2. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" [syn: protective covering, protective cover]

  3. defense against financial failure; financial independence; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness" [syn: security]

  4. the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home" [syn: shelter]

  5. kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council" [syn: auspices, aegis]

  6. the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform" [syn: trade protection]

  7. payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" [syn: tribute]

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Gazetteer
Protection, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 558
Housing Units (2000): 297
Land area (2000): 0.951816 sq. miles (2.465191 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.951816 sq. miles (2.465191 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57850
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 37.201316 N, 99.483403 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 67127
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Protection, KS
Protection
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Wikipedia
Protection (album)

Protection is the second album by Bristol-based trip hop collective Massive Attack. Released in 1994, it was last to feature Tricky as a member of the group, after going solo with his album Maxinquaye in 1995.

Protection (film)

Protection is a 2001 thriller film directed by John Flynn. In this movie, a former mobster, now in the Witness Protection Program, finds himself unable to change his ways. Filming took place in Canada. It was Flynn's last movie.

Protection (Face to Face album)

Protection is the ninth studio album by American punk rock band Face to Face, released on March 4, 2016 through Fat Wreck Chords. It was issued with the catalog number FAT954 on multiple formats including compact disc, vinyl and digital download. This was the first release for the band on Fat Wreck Chords in over 20 years.

The album was recorded at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado and produced by Bill Stevenson and Jason Livingston.

Protection (poker)

Protection in poker is a bet made with a strong but vulnerable hand, such as top pair when straight or flush draws are possible. The bet forces opponents with draws to either call with insufficient pot odds, or to fold, both of which are profitable for the betting player. By contrast, if he failed to protect his hand, another player could draw out on him at no cost, meaning he gets no value from his made hand.

A protection play differs from a bluff in that the bluff can win only when the opponent folds, while protection bet is made with a hand that is likely to win a showdown, but isn't strong enough for slow playing.

The importance of protection increases when there are multiple opponents. For example, if a hand is currently the best, but each of four opponents has a 1-in-6 chance of drawing an out, the four opponents combined become the favorite to win, even though each one is individually an underdog. With a protection bet, some or all of them may fold, leaving fewer opponents and a better chance of winning.

The term protection is also often heard in the context of an all-in player (see poker table stakes rules). A bet by an opponent serves to protect the all-in player by reducing the number of opponents the all-in player must beat. To deliberately make such a bet solely to protect another player's hand constitutes collusion.

A player may also be said to "protect" his or her cards by placing an object like a specialty chip or miniature figure upon them. This prevents the player from having his cards accidentally collected by the dealer or being fouled by other players' discards.

Protection (Massive Attack song)

"Protection" is a collaboration between Massive Attack and Everything But the Girl singer Tracey Thorn, that appeared on Massive Attack's second album Protection on CD and 12" in 1994 as a second single. It reached #14 in the UK Singles Chart, staying there for four weeks. The song was also included on Everything But the Girl's compilations The Best of and Like the Deserts Miss the Rain.

The song contains samples taken from " The Payback" by James Brown, namely the hi-hat/bass figure that drives the beat and the recurrent wah-wah guitar chord.

Michel Gondry directed the music video for the song.

Protection (Donna Summer song)

"Protection" is a song written by Bruce Springsteen for Donna Summer. It was originally featured on the 1982 Donna Summer album which was produced by Quincy Jones. In 1997 it was also included on One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen. It was released as a single in Belgium and Japan and was nominated for a Grammy Award as Best Female Rock Vocal Performance alongside Linda Ronstadt, Pat Benatar, Bonnie Raitt, and Kim Carnes.

David Geffen approached Jon Landau, Springsteen’s manager and producer, and asked if Springsteen would be interested in writing a song for Summer. Summer had just recently signed for Geffen Records. Springsteen agreed to write a song and, while working with Gary U.S. Bonds, he gathered the E Street Band to record a demo. However, when Landau heard the result, " Cover Me", he persuaded Springsteen to keep that song for himself. Springsteen then wrote "Protection". He recorded a version with the E Street Band at The Hit Factory during January or February 1982 and registered it at the United States Copyright Office on March 8, 1982. In the same month Springsteen and Roy Bittan also travelled to Los Angeles to help record Summer’s version of the song. Bruce and Donna allegedly also recorded a duet vocal version at her sessions but it remains unreleased. On the released version by Summer, Springsteen played the guitar solo and can clearly be heard on fadeout vocals. Springsteen’s own version of the song was seriously considered for Born In The USA, however it remains unreleased. He has never performed the song in concert, although it was rehearsed in early 1988 for the upcoming Tunnel Of Love Express Tour. The song peak #26 in Spain Radio chart.

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Usage examples of "protection".

What the crushingly powerful four-limbed hug would have done to a human unprotected by a suit designed to withstand pressures comparable to those found at the bottom of an ocean probably did not bear thinking about, but then a human exposed without protection to the conditions required to support Affronter life would be dying in at least three excitingly different and painful ways anyway without having to worry about being crushed by a cage of leg-thick tentacles.

The prospect of immediate relief and of future protection allured into its hospitable bosom many of those unhappy persons whom the neglect of the world would have abandoned to the miseries of want, of sickness, and of old age.

When traces of anthrax were found in 9 of 377 environmental samples taken afterward, the Environmental Protection Agency decided to go back in and fumigate again.

A specific antibody used against a specific virus should have destroyed the virus or slowed its progress, and there seemed to be no rational explanation for the dreadful response of the uninfected ones who had been inoculated for protection.

Shortly we will have the information we need to produce some sort of serum, or antitoxin, for your protection, and this will be distributed freely to every human being in the United States.

My producer invited John Richards of the Apostrophe Protection Society to come and talk to us.

The torsion or rotation of leaves and leaflets, which occurs in so many cases, apparently always serves to bring their upper surfaces into close approximation with one another, or with other parts of the plant, for their mutual protection.

In addition, the engineering side of architecture was also stressed because of the importance attached by the Japanese government to structural design for the purpose of protection against earthquakes.

One of the first things the Emperor of Russia did on arriving at Paris was to despatch a guard for the protection of her beautiful little palace at Malmaison.

The patriotic satraps of Armenia, who asserted the freedom and dignity of the crown, implored the protection of Rome in favor of Tiridates, the lawful heir.

These requirements can be met by legislation, following constitutional amendment where necessary, providing that where the owner of cut or burned-over land will contract with the State to insure reforestation and protection for a specified term of years, the State shall notify the county assessor that the land is separated for taxation purposes from any forest growth thereon.

Then came the disappearance of Senator Baculum while under the protection of both private and federal security.

His and hers, for Vanni, if she remembered him at all, was probably living under the protection of a wealthy balletomane or even married to a dancer with hamstrings like hawsers and long hair.

The barghest army offered protection and companionship, and Ulgulu, always scheming for new and more devious kills, had provided Tephanis with unending important missions.

Nathan Bedlam, as if it still sought to protect him against some dire fatewhich he apparently was going to suffer regardless of that protection.