Word: protection
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Warsaw Pact is both the symbol and the instrument of Soviet domination over what used to be called the captive nations. Even if the forces of the pact were cut to one-third their current size, they could still "protect the gains of socialism" by "extending fraternal assistance" to a regime facing revolt or collapse...
...widely accepted category of forbidden deals involves health and safety regulations: automobile standards, bans on food additives, etc. Although we quarrel about particular instances, only libertarian cranks reject in principle the idea that government sometimes should protect people from themselves. But it is no more dangerous to sell one of your kidneys than it is to give one away to a close relative -- a transaction we not only allow but admire. On health grounds alone, you can't ban the sale without banning the gift as well. Furthermore, the sale of a kidney is not necessarily a foolish decision that...
...Paul's campaign to clamp down on errant theology teachers in seminaries and universities. But Sister Alice Gallin of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, emphasizes Catholic University's unusual status and expects no spillover effect. She adds, however, that the case is "a warning that faculties must protect academic freedom...
Students need to be better educated about their vulnerability to AIDS and how to protect themselves from exposure to the disease, said speakers yesterday, kicking off a three-day program geared toward training AIDS educators on college campuses...
...interesting that these paintings had such a market in a predominantly Calvinist country," she said. Prostitution was condoned in Holland, Van de Pol said, because the Dutch hoped it would protect other women from sailors visiting Amsterdam...