Word: protectively
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Certainly these sentences will have a bad effect on the defendants and their families but they will have little or no deterrent effect upon others. Nor will they rehabilitate these criminals. Most important of all they will not adequately protect society from three of the most insidious criminals of this century...
...Cambridge City Council last night authorized the establishment of a committee of volunteer Cambridge lawyers to "protect the rights" of five council members who say they want the Kennedy library and archives to remain in Cambridge...
...mountains, the himals (snow peaks) and the foothills affect the life of every person in Nepal. They shelter the country from icy Tibetan blasts in the winter and protect it from the severity of the monsoon in summer. Not only do they contribute a large part to the extraordinary beauty of this small kingdom, but they also shape many of the religious beliefs of the Nepalese...
Reaction in Athens was equally bitter. As Greek warships and planes headed out to sea to protect contested waters between Greece and Turkey, Premier Constantine Caramanlis denounced the Turkish-Cypriot action as a "new Turkish coup." Although Greek defense officials acknowledged their inability to land successfully any kind of expeditionary force on Cyprus, one military commander in Athens warned that the situation was "only a breath" away from...
Before every period, Parent crosses himself with his stick. "I ask God to protect me and help the team," he says, adding with a grin, "but I never ask him to win a game." On the ice, Parent seeks security in other ways. Unlike some goalies who roam out in front of the net or behind it to feed the puck to teammates, Parent sticks close and admits his sense of security increases as he moves back toward the goal. "It's like a kid who goes to the woods with his father," he says. "As long...