The phrase "given to protecting" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means someone or something is inclined or prone to protecting or defending. Example: "As a mother, she was given to protecting her children at all costs."
They proposals also urge that the highest priority be given to protecting New York and Washington.
Lord Hutton asked if any thought had been given to protecting a civil servant who had volunteered to come forward from the onslaught of publicity and political pressure.
Given this administration's total disregard for the environment, it seems doubtful that any care would be given to protecting the fragile ecosystem of the Arctic tundra.
National Fire Protection Association standards call for "careful consideration" to be given to protecting electrical components from "natural forces common to the area" such as storms, floods and earthquakes, but that guidance is not specific.
Of even more concern, the experts say, is the fact that the presence of houses makes forest fires more difficult to control, because priority is given to protecting property, and more difficult to prevent, because traditional fire-prevention methods like controlled burns are often unpopular with residents.
Prioritization should be given to protecting life first, then the environment and business continuity, and, finally, financial stability.
They need to know what they have been given to protect and improve.
A younger woman identified as his sister, whose name was not given to protect the family's privacy, said her brother looked forward to leading a normal life.
"The justification for secrecy is usually given to protect the reputations of everyone involved – which is legitimate – and the need to conduct the trial as unencumbered by outside influences," he said.
As he weighs a decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan, Mr. Obama called on Americans to honor the sacrifices that men and women in this generation — and those who have gone before — have given to protect the country.
To head off a global pandemic of avian flu, some scientists are advancing a novel strategy: that poultry workers and farmers in Asia get the same vaccine that Americans and Europeans are given to protect against conventional flu.
