Word: shield
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Since these particles are also a source of acid rain, companies are being pushed to cut back on sulfur dioxide emissions, but as they do so, the atmosphere loses this “cooling shield,” Leibensperger said...
...given Fey more material for Public Palin--just as, in her debate skit, Fey turned maverick from an honorific into a punch line. Public selves are moving targets, and as the comedians and media redefine them, a candidate can fight the definition, embrace it or use it as a shield. How Real Palin deals with her Fey-controlled image over the next few weeks will determine if Public Palin is her new best friend or her own worst enemy...
...little movement toward international coordination. On Monday Germany reaffirmed its determination not to participate in France's plan for a Europe-wide bank bailout plan, modeled on the U.S.'s $700 billion effort. Without Germany's participation, no such plan can proceed. "The Chancellor and I reject a European shield," German Social Democrat Finance Minister Peer Steinbruck told German radio on Monday in reference to the plan, "because we as Germans do not want to pay into a big pot where we do not have control and where we do not know where German money might be used...
...racing for Alfa Romeo, and he took first prize in the Savio Circuit in 1923. Impressed by the fearlessness of the young racer, the father of World War I flying ace Francesco Baracca presented Ferrari with his son's squadron badge. It depicted a prancing horse on a yellow shield, which would become the Ferrari symbol...
...there is one thing Harvard does for its students, President Faust, it is to shield them from cynicism. During Freshman Week, awkward first-years keep getting reminded that they are the best and the brightest. Remember that story you told us, of little Timmy or somebody who began just like us and went on to cure Parkinson’s or something his junior year? I understand that the point of it was to keep us almost romantically inspired. Everyday on campus, as we watch heads of state mingling with Nobel Laureates, we start believing that with our Harvard education...