Word: buffering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Costa Rica too has resisted U.S. attempts to turn it into a stronger military buffer against Nicaragua. Last week, in a show of independence from Washington, President Luis Alberto Monge announced that he had obtained $154 million in loans from Western European nations. The neutral Costa Rican government also ousted a contra spokesman by canceling his tourist visa...
Mondale hopes to buffer defeat in California with victories that same day in heavily Hispanic New Mexico (23 delegates) and pro-labor West Virginia (35 delegates). The big question on the last Super Tuesday of primary season is New Jersey (107 delegates). The state's large labor, elderly and ethnic populations mirror those of New York and Pennsylvania, where Mondale won big, but unemployment is fairly low (6.8%), and voters have a reputation for backing underdogs in presidential primaries...
Even as the body created to restore Lebanese unity was torn at by bartering and bickering, Beirut's latest cease-fire was being shattered on a daily basis. Peace-keeping buffer groups were forced to run for cover, and several civilians were killed. The only point of universal agreement was that Lebanon faced what Karami called "a delicate time element that cannot bear delay." War-weary Beirutis have already dubbed the new Cabinet a "last-chance government." With such a shaky debut, the last-chance lineup may not last for long...
...operated as a private firm. Sallie Mae encourages banks and universities to make student loans by guaranteeing their security. Its most common tactic includes purchasing loans originally made to students from the banks themselves under the assumption that banks will lend more easily if a safety net exists to buffer the very risky and unprofitable market...
...Guaranteed Student Loan Program (GSL). Established in 1965. GSLs provide a buffer for students, insuring private loans, subsidizing loan interest while the student is in school, and making up the differences between the student interest rate and market rates...