Word: protectiveness
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Many other large company boards have abdicated their responsibilities to their shareholders as the firms that they were supposed to protect fell apart. It is remarkable that so few directors at other large companies have learned so little from these failures in governance. More large companies may fail as a result...
...deal with ugly reality on the ground. Faced with a failing Afghanistan, the U.S. needs Pakistan's government and military leadership to work together to destroy al-Qaeda and Taliban sanctuaries along the lawless northwestern border between the two countries, crack down on Islamic militants at home and protect the country's nuclear bombs...
...warning typically informs Internet users that their computer might be infected with harmful software if they visit a suspect Web page, and it directs them to visit StopBadware’s Web site to learn more about how to protect their computers from malware...
That's unlikely to prevent the protectionist winds blowing elsewhere, though. Last week's massive strikes in France, for example, were motivated by demands that the government do more to protect public- and private-sector jobs threatened by both recession and economic reforms. Polls showed that nearly 70% of the public supported the demonstrations; new surveys show that more than 61% of people back renewed strikes this month...
...South Asian women in their early 20s were married before the age of 18, according to statistics gathered by UNICEF, which links early marriage to high rates of infant death and maternal mortality in very poor countries. "Often families marry off girls very young because they want to protect them, not realizing the dangers they face," says Stella Schumacher, a UNICEF child-protection specialist in New York. "It requires a change of social norms. Legislation is not enough." (Read "Selling Brides: Native Mexican Custom or Crime...