Word: protection
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Benin voiced displeasure over Chinese treatment of their nationals. But overall reaction from the continent was restrained, reflecting the conflicting nuances of Africa's dealings with China: gratitude for decades of Chinese support; familiarity with Chinese ; racism, which has been intensified by economic frustrations; and worries about how to protect existing links with Beijing...
...rental companies are responding in part to a loss of revenue from one of their most expensive options: collision insurance. Until recently many car-rental customers paid as much as $13 a day for so-called collision-damage waivers to protect themselves against liability for any repair costs in case their vehicles were damaged. But many major credit-card companies now offer such coverage to their cardholders at no cost whenever they charge a rental. As a result, more and more consumers decline the pricey waivers. In the most sweeping move so far, American Express began offering the collision coverage...
...Both sides have interests to protect--Chelsea doesn't want to put the city into debt and we don't want to open ourselves to suits," Greer said. "They want the project but they also have to protect the city. They've been good negotiations--Chelsea's lawyer doesn't want to just fold without getting all it can for the city...
Greer said that BU is trying to protect itself in three major areas by having the school district provide insurance...
...Amazon environmentalist had already escaped three attempts on his life. The fourth, just before Christmas, proved fatal. When Mendes, 44, stepped from his house in the Brazilian jungle town of Xapuri to take a shower in his backyard, a single shot cut him down. Two police guards assigned to protect him were in the house with Mendes' wife and two of their children...