Word: protectiveness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Many Cambridge residents hoped the petition would protect more tenants, but the city council voted in favor of minimal protection so that the petition would have a greater chance of being passed by the state, according to Dowds...
Deflectors are devices that protect starships by setting up an energy field. Dishes, which operate at specific frequencies, control the deflectors. Remodulating the frequency boosts the strength of the deflectors against incoming attacks...
...That will be the time to offer our counter: a cut in farm subsidies." Daschle says he "knows that everything has to be on the table, including farm programs," a stance that provokes laughter from his colleagues. "Come on," says one of Daschle's supporters. "Tom's tried to protect crops no one's ever heard of. He's from South Dakota. He represents acreage, not people. When the time comes to swipe at farm subsidies, Tom won't do it. He thinks he couldn't survive at home if he did, and he's probably right...
...Carolina mom accused of killing her two sons and faking a carjacking and kidnapping -- was released today. Smith writes that she felt she was a bad mother, "but I didn't want my children to grow up without a mom. I felt I had to end our lives to protect us all from any grief or harm." On the night of the alleged murders, Smith writes, "I had never felt so scared and unsure as I did then. I wanted to end my life so bad and was in my car ready to go down that ramp into the water...
...which one or two warplanes bombed individual pieces of Serb hardware, saysTIME Brussels Bureau Chief Jay Branegan. "NATO is quite pleased to be able to flex some muscle after a year of complaining to the United Nations, which has always wanted to minimize the use of force to protect its own troops," says Branegan.The successful attack prompted praise from President Clinton -- who called it "a good step in the right direction" -- and from U.S. allies like the United Kingdom. In Serbia, where the government since August has kept its distance from Bosnian Serbs, a top level minister reportedly slammed...