Word: buffer
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...constitution had to be elected, not appointed by the council. Al-Sistani, though Iranian by birth, is the most senior Shi'ite religious leader in Iraq. There was no chance that the council would openly oppose his will, and--because his tolerance of the occupation acts as a buffer between coalition forces and potential unrest among the Shi'ites--no chance that the CPA would force the council to do so. "Al-Sistani," says Flynt Leverett, a former senior director for Middle East affairs at the National Security Council, "is seen as apolitical, so he carries a lot of respect...
...come to rely on the New Komeito for far more than the buffer it contributes to the LDP's majority in the Diet. Because of its religious ties, which help create an obedient rank and file, the New Komeito has one of the last great vote-gathering machines in Japan. Political analysts estimate that the New Komeito delivers between 20,000 and 30,000 votes in every major constituency (and many elections have been decided by only a few thousand ballots). Some 80% of LDP candidates who received New Komeito endorsement this time around were elected. In contrast...
...dishwasher, that's often less than the cost of buying a new one. You're better off paying an extra 10% for replacement-cost coverage, which doesn't adjust for depreciation. For even more security, you can buy extended-replacement-cost coverage, which provides a 20%-to-30% buffer above what should be the cost of rebuilding, to protect against the price gouging that often occurs after disasters. And, notes Mogil, anyone with a home worth more than $500,000 should look at a guaranteed-replacement-cost policy that pays to rebuild no matter how high costs go. Only...
These unrecognized social groups and the events they provide to members and non-members also act as a buffer to surprisingly undergraduate-unfriendly Boston. Though Beantown teems with bars, pubs, music clubs and a population comprised of 25 percent college students, 21-plus age restrictions on entries into many bars and nightclubs, as well as exorbitant prices for food and entertainment make nightlife inaccessible to many a Harvard student. Which makes on-campus space all the more important...
...that the USC first varsity boat qualified for the NCAAs, but its crew did not. Therefore, the teams behind USC in the first varsity Grand Final would move ahead one place in points for team rankings. So in order for Radcliffe to win, USC could not be the buffer between the Black and Whites and the Huskies...