Statistical evidence for the protectiveness of vaccination. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The punditocracy's "protectiveness" toward Obama is patronizing and insulting. From Wordnik.com. [Hullabaloo] Reference
The İstanbul Bar Association is better known for its "protectiveness" toward suspected coup instigators within the armed forces. From Wordnik.com. [TODAY'S ZAMAN :: News] Reference
He had loved his mother with a fierce protectiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Truly]
The intense protectiveness of his response startled him. From Wordnik.com. [The Rich Man's Royal Mistress]
No need to heighten his already heightened protectiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Courting Trouble]
All he had to do was get over his notion of protectiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Dreaming Void]
I felt so much love for her and protectiveness towards her. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
“And your maternal protectiveness is flying banner high.”. From Wordnik.com. [Firestorm]
I felt she was a friend and I got the self-protectiveness thing. From Wordnik.com. [Oprah, Kitty and Me] Reference
A protectiveness that was augmented by my serious dislike of this man. From Wordnik.com. [While Other People Sleep]
Oddly enough, it's a wave of protectiveness that I'm feeling right now. From Wordnik.com. [jaxraven Diary Entry] Reference
Or we know there ` s a bit of protectiveness when it ` s one of your own. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 31, 2007] Reference
I'm getting less than flexible in my protectiveness toward the constitution. From Wordnik.com. [TPM Track Composite: Obama Ahead By Over Seven Points] Reference
How he watched me from a safe distance and with a certain paternal protectiveness. From Wordnik.com. [wendchymes Diary Entry] Reference
But his gentleness and his vulnerability brings my protectiveness into hyper-focus. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Rowe: KRXQ Sacramento Radio Hosts Encourage Violence Against Transgender Children] Reference
Sophia points to the familiarity between Jeff and her, the protectiveness she feels. From Wordnik.com. [Esther Perel: Mating In Captivity] Reference
He felt protectiveness towards the book, and wondered if he might be able to use it. From Wordnik.com. [Free Time] Reference
A wave of protectiveness crested in him as his arms tightened around the tiny bundle. From Wordnik.com. [Thief Of Hearts]
His protectiveness could so easily cross an invisible line and become stifling to me. From Wordnik.com. [Beacon Street Mourning]
He stood up, and looking down at her, there was no sense of protectiveness this time. From Wordnik.com. [Devil's Bargain]
The possessiveness he felt toward her, the natural protectiveness, roared through him. From Wordnik.com. [A Man Alone]
Yet the wolf traits of intelligence, protectiveness, loyalty, and playfulness remained. From Wordnik.com. [The Mammoth Hunters]
Not the work instincts he'd come to expect and trust, but a strange new protectiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Strategic Engagement]
He tried to tell himself his motives for keeping her close were rooted in protectiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Strategic Engagement]
But my primary feeling for her is protectiveness, and I understand that's how the rest feel. From Wordnik.com. [The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel] Reference
Mary looked at her Marys, a great feeling of protectiveness and affection sweeping over her. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles]
In this case, he thought, either Zoe or her parents might have taken protectiveness too far. From Wordnik.com. [Tough Love]
Still, she felt a growing protectiveness, above and beyond the ordinary, toward her passengers. From Wordnik.com. [the ship who sang]
The old guard marines took care of their own, and he knew the protectiveness they could employ. From Wordnik.com. [A Man Alone]
He had hated the comparisons, the loneliness, the protectiveness, the references to "our second family.". From Wordnik.com. [Motherhood, The Second Oldest Profession]
The last thing she wanted was to encourage his protectiveness; she glided on to join Ambrose and Lady Calvin. From Wordnik.com. [The Perfect Lover]
Caro opened the front door; Michael followed her into the hall, reminding himself to rein in his protectiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Ideal Bride]
And what I remember from those days was the utter protectiveness of President Reagan's staff, of him and his time. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 5, 2004] Reference
And there was great -- a certain protectiveness shown by the justices for their brothers and sisters in the Florida Supreme Court. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Marathon Courtroom Hearing Could Determine the Outcome in Florida - December 3, 2000] Reference
Hitherto, her fondness had been tender and passionate, touched with the maternal protectiveness that is instinctive in every woman. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of the Blue Ridge] Reference
Once the news had gotten out about the protectiveness of the legal team, the number of nasty letters in the daily mail had dropped. From Wordnik.com. [One-ClickBuy:SeptemberHarlequinBlaze]
Chu's toughness and protectiveness toward Ted and Neal seemed put on, for someone who earlier had admitted to only a nodding acquaintance. From Wordnik.com. [While Other People Sleep]
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