Word: protectiveness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fear was well placed. Companies and government agencies have already claimed the right to tap individual health files. More than a quarter of Americans responding to a 1993 Harris poll said health information about them had been improperly disclosed. The issue has caught Congress's attention: legislation designed to protect medical-record privacy--but which critics say is too lax--is pending before the Senate...
...temporary buffer against a realistic fear of rocket attacks on northern Israel. Ideally, a comprehensive peace between Israel, Lebanon, and Syria (which occupies Lebanon) will result in Israel's withdrawal from the security zone and peace along the border. Until that time, however, Israel must act to protect itself against rockets fired from Lebanon. Israel cannot afford to be so naive as to think that its northern border will suddenly become safe if it unilaterally withdraws from the security zone. --Rob Ditzion...
...same token, No. 1 Kellogg will desperately seek to hold the line on pricing and protect its hefty profit margins. Kellogg relies on domestic cereal sales for 42% of its revenues and 43% of its $1.26 billion in operating profits. The company said it would lower prices only on a brand-by-brand basis. For instance, this month it lowered the price of its Raisin Bran, a fiercely contested item, 15%, to $3.40 for a 20-oz. box. No. 2 General Mills was also standing pat. Big G took the first stab at price cuts two years ago, when...
...more easily aroused, conservatives are extending their influence while escaping the tough scrutiny that has greeted their more visible campaign in statehouses to ban same-sex marriages. At the local level, the accent is on keeping homosexuality out of the curriculum and the classroom and on blocking ordinances that protect gays and lesbians from discrimination. Such campaigns trickle up: grass-roots fears of "homosexual recruitment" led the Utah legislature last week to ban gay clubs in high schools...
...sticking point of negations was resolved when Hizballah agreed to not use civilian and industrial areas as launching points for their attacks. A final provision calls for the U.S., Israel, Syria, Lebanon and France to create a committee to monitor compliance with the deal. The agreement does not protect Israeli soldiers from attacks or require Israel to withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon, but seeks to protect civilians on both sides of the border. Both Peres and Christopher said all parties are ready to move on to comprehensive peace talks. Peres reiterated that Israel has no territorial designs on Lebanon...