Word: protectiveness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Jackson acknowledged that while governments may at times be forced to protect themselves from the pure self-interest of companies, under the right circumstances those same companies can be constructive...
Mitchell's news was read at the annual meeting of the American Adoption Congress in Dallas this month, prompting a standing ovation. The congress is one of several groups seeking to overturn laws, currently in effect in most of Canada and the U.S., that protect the privacy of birth parents and prevent their children from contacting them without prior consent. In 1995 Tennessee opened its records on all adoptions before 1951, and six other states are discussing disclosure bills. An alliance including privacy advocates, adoption agencies and lawyers from Pat Robertson's organization opposes the change, arguing that many reunions...
Although politicians began superficially embracing environmentalism in the early 1960s, making it"...part of every stump speech to 'protect our environment,'" they were simultaneously selling out to lobbyists, according to LaFollette...
Alison Higgins '99, who helped organize the event, said that the rally is a time when "people can speak about their experiences...a time to contemplate what's going on and how horrible rape is and that we need to protect ourselves against domestic violence and all kinds of violence...
...unkindest cut? Contrary to current thinking, CIRCUMCISION may not protect against sexually transmitted disease, though researchers can't explain why. In fact, the incidence of chlamydia may be 25 times as high among circumcised...