| Dale felt a sudden flare of protectiveness, possessive anger, and a father's pride. |
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| Now I think of all the good things about her and once again feel that protectiveness and care for her. |
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| I believe that we have an inner sense of self-protection and a fierce protectiveness for our children. |
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| I'll make one further complaint, not against the poet, but against the protectiveness of some of his supporters. |
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| That was fun, though I had to live with a deal of protectiveness as we bowled along. |
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| He looked at her, dwarfed by the immense bed, and suddenly felt a huge swell of protectiveness overcome him. |
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| From the other side, the word elicits knee-jerk protectiveness among Muslims. |
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| The young man's eyes burned with a fury and fierce protectiveness. |
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| He believes Diana was hounded to her death, and friends claim the single biggest driving force in his life is protectiveness. |
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| An immense feeling of protectiveness for Mr Jackson has welled up among ordinary blacks. |
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| She might have written more if an adoring public had treated her claims of never-ending hardships with more objectivity and less protectiveness. |
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| His cautious protectiveness of the group's interests did not always help the fans – the Beatles were late entrants on to the CD market, for example. |
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| Having spent some time in the town since the uprising began, I recall the friendship and protectiveness shown by the people at times of great danger. |
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| Our desire for quality in our products, our commitment to long-standing relationships and our protectiveness of our reputation keep us focused on long-term goals rather than short-term benefits. |
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| In fact, schools' protectiveness can sometimes insulate children from the real world and so make the move to the next stage of their lives more difficult, the researchers point out. |
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