Parents are usually very protective of their children.    From LearnThat.org. 

protective of his reputation.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

A protective covering.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

But the answer is not in protective or make-work practices.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Not Apply Tomorrow's Disciplines Today?] Reference

I certainly hope that Mr. Tice is in protective custody somewhere.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » NSA Whistleblower To Expose More Unlawful Activity: ‘People…Are Going To Be Shocked’] Reference

Firemen in protective suits clear up the residue of the toxic leak.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shopping Centre Hit by Fumes Scare] Reference

Teams in protective clothing hosed down streets to disperse the slurry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hungary toxic sludge spill an 'ecological catastrophe' says government] Reference

For years, proof coins have been individually encapsulated in protective cases.    From Wordnik.com.  [Head Mint | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference

Two of them (why not three??) popped on those paper thin protective white suits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2003-08-01] Reference

Dean was, of course, in protective mode, while Sam did what he does best: bristled.    From Wordnik.com.  [On the Set with SUPERNATURAL Stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles | the TV addict] Reference

ZEBRA TRAVEL CLOCK – Features an alarm and fold-in protective and portable design.    From Wordnik.com.  [For Moms Who Get Around « Happy Healthy Hip Parenting] Reference

Copies of letters are placed in protective coverings and saved in a three-ring binder.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jackson, Carl E.] Reference

This to us in protective custody; negating regard for the rules of the Geneva Convention.    From Wordnik.com.  [Above the Clouds at Thirty Below] Reference

This belief in protective, even maternal, bombers helped airmen endure the dangers of combat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Miss Yourlovin: GIs, Gender, and Domesticity during World War II] Reference

It began the year with an experiment in protective tariffs after many generations of free trade.    From Wordnik.com.  [The World Crisis and the Outlook] Reference

I guess the one area in particular where I would say almost certainly less protective is corporate “speech.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Ninth Circuit Rodriguez Opinion and Speech in Private Workplaces] Reference

The family of the Abu Ghraib whistleblower is living in protective custody because they're getting death threats.    From Wordnik.com.  [08/18/2004] Reference

The airport X-ray machines would convert film that was not in protective containers to blocks of red when developed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Putin Jabs Bush: ‘We Certainly Would Not Want…The Same Kind of Democracy As They Have in Iraq’] Reference

Workers in protective garb used earth-moving equipment to dig channels in an effort to drain what was left of the slurry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hungary Orders Probe Into Toxic-Sludge Spill] Reference

It looks like one individual investor enacted a long-term protective stance on the stock by purchasing 25,000 puts at the January.    From Wordnik.com.  [US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha] Reference

For example, he said, coffee shops or airports might limit their wireless services to laptops equipped with certain protective technology.    From Wordnik.com.  [Internet security plan under review would alert users to hacker takeover] Reference

Notable options activity appeared in the January 2011 contract where one investor initiated a long-term protective play using put options.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

"It is generally the result of what we call the protective mechanism of fear.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Breaking Point] Reference

He was definitely protective, which is always a good sign.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thirst No. 3] Reference

It's called the protective pool report also known as body watch.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2008] Reference

Certainly the idea of protective naiads and life-givers was present.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Mark Morris Dance Group's anniversary tour, girlpower enchants with grace] Reference

Her, and people like her, hide behind their so-called protective media corp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com] Reference

The type of put option we want to mention is referred to as a protective put.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

And then Mr. Vuoso was like, "If you hit her, I'll call protective services.".    From Wordnik.com.  [ComingSoon.net - 30 most recent stories] Reference

It’s proof that I’m not living my life wrapped in protective bubble wrap.    From Wordnik.com.  [I want to join Fight Club | Johnny B. Truant] Reference

Finally, it provides the documents subject to what is called a protective order.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jamie Kalven: Release of Police Documents Imminent] Reference

That feeling of a cage, of something protective, which is what I mean by Oriental.    From Wordnik.com.  [Secret Bread] Reference

But there's a name for this, called the protective pool report also known as body watch.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2008] Reference

He knows that jail is not going to be nice to him, and he’s already in protective custody.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Oscar Grant] Reference

We were each given what we can only describe as protective nappies to wrap around our waists.    From Wordnik.com.  [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference

But there's a name for this, it's called the protective pool report, also known as body watch.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2008] Reference

Where is our so called protective SENA? and what happened to their love for Mahrashtra.? en Español.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

Both women - once neighbours and friends - have been described as protective mothers worried about their children.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference