Word: blanket
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...done anything wrong, and she refused to pony up the couple's savings. The Gingriches are worth about $200,000, and most of it is in Marianne's name. A small-town daughter of an insurance salesman, she wasn't about to sign over what she called her security blanket to repay what she regarded as a political debt. By April the Speaker told a friend that if he paid up, Marianne would leave...
...chief Steven Goldstone, who attended the first meeting held near Washington on April 3, put on the table some remarkable concessions: sweeping curbs on sales and marketing practices, and the payment of hundreds of billions of dollars in compensation. But in exchange, the two companies sought nothing less than blanket immunity from all present and future liability complaints...
Even more daunting is the signal opposition to the outcome Big Tobacco most craves: freedom from future legal claims, a provision that would require an act of Congress. "No one is prepared to give the industry blanket immunity," says Matthew Myers, executive vice president of the National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids and a participant in the talks. Moreover, Myers adds, "this is a movie in mid-plot." The plot will thicken as negotiations continue this week...
...home, defrosting my ice cream enough so that I can serve myself, requires my putting the carton on the radiator for several minutes of sun tanning time. While eating, I snuggle against the radiator, and if it is particularly cold, I don a blanket. Some people might surrender rather than face these possible detractors from snacking enjoyment, but for me, it is worth the struggle...
...cause of postoperative death--can be cut in half by warming a patient to normal temperatures during SURGERY. Body temperature tends to plummet during an operation, which can cause arteries to constrict and blood pressure to soar. The cost of warming up? Just $15 for a special no-chill blanket...