Word: protected
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...nations and groups of people desire to militarily overcome and/or depress the United States. In these circumstances, there is the potential for tremendous loss of life if no effective resistance is offered. For this reason, I felt it my duty to contribute to our defensive force in order to protect the lives of my family, friends and countrymen. Again I could be criticized here as being trite, but I think sincerity and strength of conviction are much stronger than cynicism. Timothy McCormack...
...victory. The State Department reminded Cristiani that "our relationship with the new government will depend on its adherence to democracy and respect for human rights." Privately, officials fear El Salvador will once again find itself polarized between ultra-right and far left, with no centrist, reformist government to protect the disenfranchised masses against the violence of both...
...only recently described at a medical meeting in Paris. The operation was performed when the child, David, was a 30-week-old fetus. So far, the results have been remarkable. Though he has been confined since birth to a germ-free flexible plastic bubble in order to protect him from the outside world, David, now seven months old, appears to have an immune system that is on the mend. If all goes well, David could leave his sterile prison by summer's end. Though his survival is not assured, the experiment could help researchers develop ways to correct other inherited...
...tract. Bad colds or even Rich Little can not trip up the device, since it recognizes the physiological characteristics that produce speech, not sound or pronunciation. Using this device is as easy as saying "Open sesame." Such major corporations as Hertz and Martin Marietta rely on the technology to protect their computer systems, and these user- friendly voice analyzers could be especially attractive to homeowners and small businesses...
...short, I am supposed -- if you believe the advertisements of the National Rifle Association -- to be exactly the kind of person whose rights the N.R.A. claims to want to protect. Why, then, have I never joined the N.R.A.? And why do I think of this once omnipotent though now embattled lobby as the sportsman's embarrassment and not his ally...