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guard and against
What steps have been taken to guard against the one sort of mishap that could trigger the destruction of continents??
The Georgia State Chamber of Commerce tried to guard against the danger of eliminating potential candidates.
Although today's trucks are as fast as passenger cars, a truck driver has to be a sensible person and guard against hogging the road.
He should personally consider the potential of a faculty member proposed for tenure, to guard against the mistake of making this profoundly serious commitment turn solely upon the man's former achievements.
For Tarrou, plague is the destructive impulse within every person, the will and the capacity to do harm, and it is everyone's duty to be on guard against this tendency within themselves, lest they infect someone else with it.
It is possible that this arrangement was sanctioned by Alfred's father, or by the Witan, to guard against the danger of a disputed succession should Æthelred fall in battle.
It was at Anah that the emperor Julian met the first opposition on his disastrous expedition against Persia ( 363 ), when he got possession of the place and transported the people ; and there that Ziyad and Shureih with the advanced guard of Ali's army were refused passage across the Euphrates ( 36 / 657 ) to join Ali in Mesopotamia ( Tabari i. 3261 ).
The acts were thus meant to guard against this real threat of anarchy.
He wrote, " The question both of our right and our power to prevent it, if necessary, by force, already obtrudes itself upon our councils, and the administration is called upon, in the performance of its duties to the nation, at least to use all the means with the competency to guard against and forfend it.
During a debate on defence a year later Attlee declared " We are told in the White Paper that there is danger against which we have to guard ourselves.
This was used as an advance guard and a strong striking force to route the opposing armies with its greater mobility that give it an upper hand when maneuvering against any Byzantine army.
He described the Cold War: " We face a hostile ideology global in scope, atheistic in character, ruthless in purpose and insidious in method ..." and warned about what he saw as unjustified government spending proposals and continued with a warning that " we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military – industrial complex.
We should especially be on our guard against the opinion of pleasure because of its apparent sweetness and charms.
It includes citations of scientific studies performed on zombies, details on the sort of preparation one can make to guard against attacks, and historical examples of zombie outbreaks.
A grappler who has been taken down to the ground can use defensive positions such as the guard, which protects against being mounted or attacked.
Himmler and Heydrich wanted to extend the power of the SS ; thus, they urged Hitler to form a national police force overseen by the SS, to guard Nazi Germany against its many enemies at the time — real and imagined.
As a goddess expected to avert demons from the house or city over which she stood guard and to protect the individual as she or he passed through dangerous liminal places, Hecate would naturally become known as a goddess who could also refuse to avert the demons, or even drive them on against unfortunate individuals.
Booth had been rehearsing at the Richmond Theatre when he abruptly decided to join the Richmond Grays, a volunteer militia of 1, 500 men travelling to Charles Town for Brown's hanging, to guard against an attempt by abolitionists to rescue Brown from the gallows by force.
Within each style, there is considerable variation among fighters, as some fighters may have their guard higher for more head protection while others have their guard lower to provide better protection against body punches.
This type of guard is weak against attacks from below.
Teacher Aaron Sofocleous praised his music skills and encouraged his chaotic style, even if one school report noted " He has great ability, but must guard against a tendency to show off ".
The hilly land has been plowed in ridge contours to guard against erosion.
It can be used successfully to guard sheep against wolves or bears.

guard and tyranny
As far as Kant was concerned, this system was effective to guard against the domination of a single interest and check the tyranny of the majority ( Alagappa 2004: 30 ).
Giusti entered heart and soul into the political movements of 1847 and 1848, served in the national guard, sat in the parliament for Tuscany ; but finding that there was more talk than action, that to the tyranny of princes had succeeded the tyranny of demagogues, he began to fear, and to express the fear, that for Italy evil rather than good had resulted.
The first of these is the jury trial, a " guard against a spirit of oppression and tyranny on the part of the rulers " and " the great bulwark of our civil and political liberties ," whereby " the truth of every accusation, whether preferred in the shape of indictment, information, or appeal, should afterwards be confirmed by the unanimous suffrage of twelve of the defendant's equals and neighbors.

guard and numerical
The scannable area of every UPC-A barcode follows the pattern S < u > L </ u > LLLLLMRRRRR < u > R </ u > E, where the S ( start ), M ( middle ), and E ( end ) guard bars are represented exactly the same on every UPC and the L ( left ) and R ( right ) sections collectively represent the 12 numerical digits that make each UPC unique.
The Chu army had the numerical advantage but with the exception of the King's personal guard, it was in poor condition.

guard and majority
Lenin, who was trying to establish a permanent majority against Plekhanov within Iskra, expected Trotsky, then 23, to side with the new guard and wrote in March 1903:
The Allies were caught off guard as they were waiting for the majority of the American troops to arrive.
The team's majority owner is Michael Heisley, who controls a 95 % share of the franchise ; the remaining 5 % is controlled by several local owners, including AutoZone founder J. R. (" Pitt ") Hyde, his wife Barbara Hyde, equity manager Staley Cates, and former NBA player and University of Memphis point guard Elliot Perry.
The vast majority of the Carthaginian military – except the highest officers, the navy, and the home guard – were mercenaries.
The term was originally used to describe the foremost part of an army advancing into battle ( also called the vanguard or literally the advance guard ) and now applied to any group, particularly of artists, that considers itself innovative and ahead of the majority.
Despite old guard opposition, the conservative forces formed a party of their own in 1913, the Rikken Dōshikai, a party that won a majority in the House over the Seiyūkai in late 1914.
In the spring of 1668, Razin led the majority of his men down the Yaik River ( also known as the Ural River ) while a small portion stayed behind to guard Yaitsk.
The senior guard units were in effect closed to all but the most senior and wealthy of French nobles, so for the majority of French nobles ( many of whom lived in genteel poverty ), service in the Musketeers was the only way to join a cavalry unit in the Royal Household and perhaps catch the King's eye.
One German guard was killed as he returned fire from an upstairs window, and two more were taken prisoner by the airborne troops ; upon interrogation, the prisoners revealed that the majority of the garrison were stationed further inland.
Jefferson missed the majority of the 2004 – 05 regular season after rupturing a ligament in his left wrist, an injury he claimed occurred when Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups purposely undercut him on a layup attempt during a game on December 27, 2004.
The interiors had 47 wooden seats, the majority with reversible back and three slide doors on each side, at the platforms level, of opening ans closure commanded by the guard.
On Sundays and official holidays, the ceremonial changing of the guard takes place with an army band and the majority of the 120 Evzones present at 11am.
Having spent the majority of his life in sunny Queensland and growing up in tropical Bundaberg, the cold English climate initially caught Tallon off guard.

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