Word: protectorate
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...ring in Maputo, Smith floats like Ali. He backs into the ropes, practicing his now famous rope-a-dope. Punches slam into his thick torso and off his protector-covered head. "He's made himself into a boxer," says Mann. "We box. We don't do stuntmen. We don't do false punches...
...seemed to disappear earlier this month when Attorney General John Ashcroft announced plans by the government to find and interview 5,000 men of Middle Eastern descent. It seems that the Bush administration is now actually promoting a plan for racial profiling. The federal government, which should be the protector of civil liberties, is now the violator...
Here's an irony that is not lost on Redford: while celebrating Sundance, which is dedicated to scrappy, low-budget endeavors, its founder and protector is starring in big-budget studio movies, commanding $8 million to $10 million a pop. "Talk about contradiction," he says, laughing. "There you have it. There's a line by Kris Kristofferson: 'I'm just a walking contradiction.' Well, it sure seems that...
...international programs must display the utmost sensitivity and respect for their host nations’ culture and people. If America is to be seen as a protector of democracy, not a cultural imperialist, its presence abroad must reflect this image in reality. This is why it is so important that Americans participate in global development in a non-military capacity...
Team members also competed in sparring, which involves teams of three—each of which has a lightweight, a middleweight and a heavyweight member. Same-size members from competing schools fight each other and receive points for striking their opponent’s chest protector or lightly hitting the head area. The team that places highest in two out of three matches wins...