Word: protected
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...forestall such developments, Congressmen from oil and gas states are seeking an oil import fee to raise the price of foreign crude and protect the U.S. energy industry. Says Democratic Senator David Boren of Oklahoma, who last week wrote Reagan urging him to support the plan: "If prices fall further, it will bring our exploration to a screeching halt." At Boren's request, Oregon Republican Bob Packwood, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, agreed last week to hold hearings on the proposal...
...decision permits companies like Sears to become interstate bankers despite a long-standing ban on the mixing of commercial and banking activities. That prospect dismays traditional bankers, who will appeal to Congress to protect their turf...
...election day, bring two pieces of bread and a bottle of water. Bring a candle too. You should stay until the voting and the counting are over. If you think these will not do, bring a 2-by-2 piece of wood and protect your ballot with...
...filming dragged on, the fabled Russian winter set in. To protect against temperatures that plunged at times to 18 below zero, the crew had to wrap equipment in blankets; once indoors, lights frequently shattered because of the temperature change. After shivering on frigid sets, the cast finally obtained two 54-seat buses, where they changed costumes by retreating behind cloths strung up like curtains. Then last February, a month before he was scheduled to leave to direct a production at Berlin's Deutsche Oper, Schell was laid low by a fever for nearly four weeks. Torn between his Berlin commitment...
...understand your impatience, your legitimate aspirations to improve your standard of living, but we should remember that disorder and anarchy could only aggravate the situation," he said, adding that he invoked the 30-day state of siege to restore order and protect people and property...