1. The land loses its protective cover of vegetation and soon turns into desert.

2. The protective covering must be insensitive to light and heat.

3. The insect's shell gives it a tough protective covering.

4. Chrysalid came from chrysalis, a protective covering, a sheltered state or stage of being or growth.

5. The photograph was worn and cracked at the corners: it had been much handled before being placed in its protective cover.

6. It requires putting a protective cover on the site, pumping out the contaminated substance, and then treating it.

7. I touched my green card in my jacket pocket and felt the plastic protective cover between my fingers.

8. You knew she'd be there tonight, which is why you needed me as protective cover.

9. Once the ground has lost its protective cover of vegetation it quickly turns to desert.

10. The heat of the launch was dealt with by the boost protective cover.

11. Therefore some early thought should be given to protective covers and storage.

12. The cap is a protective covering of a plant.

13. This prehistoric animal grew a thick protective covering.

14. It provides a protective covering for the engine, passengers(Sentencedict), and cargo.

15. Testa The hard dry protective covering of a seed, formed from the integuments of the ovule.

16. All buried lines are coated with a protective covering to save them from corrosion.

17. Rangers had to go to the expense of putting ￡30,000-worth of protective covering over the pitch after a day of persistent rain.

18. You wouldn't think it, but the durability of bamboo makes it an ideal protective covering for your noggin.

19. The lentil plant is known for its seeds, which grow inside a protective covering, or pod.