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...current gamble is to maintain his public support with a series of apologies, so that the retribution that he may face for his actions is lessened by a Congress that is responsive to public opinion. That is his strategy: to use his sorrow to cushion his landing once his case crashes into the impeachment process...
Williams said she is glad to have a cushion between Roberts' appointment and the next contract negotiation...
Others seemed content to ride it out, in the knowledge that the gains of the past few years will cushion the impact of a down market now. "Anyone with brains knows the thing to do is to sit back and wait," says Stephanie Rubin, 52, an executive with a search firm in Chicago who has about $300,000 in stocks. "If it's down 25% on paper, it doesn't bother me because it's money tied up in an IRA account. I'm not going to touch this money till...
...That cushion of air in your car tire provides a level of safety and comfort--until it blows. Uniroyal's new NailGuard tires, on the market this month, come with an inner lining made from a sticky rubber compound that automatically reseals the tire after nail punctures up to three-sixteenths of an inch wide. Unlike "run-flat" tires, which cost hundreds of dollars extra, NailGuards cost just $10 more per tire...
...invariably failed attempts at calorie cutting. A typical Bridget reflection: "Cannot face thought of going to work. Only thing that makes it tolerable is thought of seeing Daniel again, but even this is inadvisable since am fat, have spot on chin, and desire only to sit on cushion eating chocolate and watching Xmas specials." Few women alive haven't dwelled on relationships or their appearance, but most manage to concern themselves with other things too. The problem with Bridget and Ally is that they are presented as archetypes of single womanhood even though they are little more than composites...