They held their painted leather shields low, confident that even this weak protection would be unnecessary.

The only houses with weaker protections are those that remain empty.

And he had stripped from her even that rag of weak protection.

Long, wide, serrated piton once used for weak protection on ice.

To the contrary, public figures such as politicians enjoy weaker protection against false allegations than do average citizens.

"People of interest to the public" (politicians, business leaders, plus others who like talking to the media) have weaker protections than the average citizen.

For example, many nations have a weak protection for freedom to participate in or practice one's religion.

The main risks for foreign investors now lie in weak Russian protection of property rights.

All I can give you is much weaker protection.

We do not wish to be the part of Europe which is only attractive because of its low labour costs and weak social protection.