Word: buffer
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Taken as a whole, such global events underscore the increasingly important presence of the United States within the global community. But, as Nov. 7 draws near, they also highlight a host of challenges that will confront our next president. Without Congress as a buffer, the president must handle global issues at the most intimate of levels. Such interaction requires a brand of leadership that can both bridge nation-states and acquiesce heads-of-state...
While passengers feel safe from each other in a car, they also feel safe from the rest of the world. It acts as a buffer-zone from the daily chaos that is life. Cars—at least higher-end cars—are relatively noise-free because of their elaborately comfortable seating and surround sound systems, creating a miniature world detached from the real world. (For the record, my ’90 Toyota Tercel offers neither comfortable seating nor a noise-free environment, and yet the buffer-zone is still—thank goodness—maintained...
...died on our front lawn. He had seemed healthy enough when he went to bed, and then, just like that, he up and died. The man who had been a staple of the Leverett House river view for years died alone—a blatant encroachment of the buffer zone between college and the real world...
...early this year, rumors were rampant that job cuts were coming. But Dell traditionally kept a 10% to 30% buffer of temps and contractors, who normally get the boot during slow times. The company usually lays off an additional 10% of full-time staff after annual evaluations in February. The regular staff had hoped that those traditional purges, which happened again this year, would be all that were needed...
...partial elimination of the buffer zone carries risks. Serbian troops entering the area may include the same units, albeit under a different command, that operated in Kosovo. But Belgrade says it has imposed new rules for treatment of civilians, and NATO stresses that the effort is only a test. "If things go wrong," says a NATO official, "we're still in control...