I hope they managed to protect him.
So far, however, they have managed to protect frontline services.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge managed to protect their seclusion without seeming at all exclusive.
At home, Mr Thompson has managed to protect the BBC from the harshest austerity cuts.
Deer numbers have to be managed to protect woodland and crops and the deer population itself.
But supporters of the chancellor say he managed to protect the AAA when it mattered most.
Kramnik managed to protect his king but lost both queenside pawns.
"But we've shown that even in the worst year, this year, we've managed to protect frontline services.
(In both cases, of course, the financiers also managed to protect their own interests by keeping markets from collapsing).
However, Ed Davey, the energy secretary, insisted the government had managed to protect green levies and the fuel poor.
The writer's father did not like to explain the limiter system to visitors and managed to protect unwary guests.
