Word: shielding
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...were an independent body. It is an instrument in the hands of the Soviet Communist Party. Whatever the KGB does inside the country or overseas, it does on the order of the Central Committee." In its emblematic role as the party's sword and shield, the KGB is perhaps the ultimate guarantor of Communist rule. It is the contemporary expression of the traditional Russian obsession with seeking out real and potential enemies of the state...
Such sensitivity poses hazards. A fleeting, accidental glance at the sun or the earth could burn out the telescope. Even the strong reflected light of the moon or a bright planet like Jupiter would ruin the observations. For protection, IRAS has a highly polished gold-plated sun shield. But its main insurance is its precise course. Circling the earth once every 103 minutes at an altitude of 560 miles in an orbit that carries it from pole to pole, IRAS roughly follows the line on the earth's surface where day meets night. Along this pathway, the telescope...
Many union members interviewed this week said they are paying too much for their medical insurance. "One guy who works here now has to get off Blue Cross-Blue Shield; he can't afford it." Timothy W. Atwater, a bus-person at Leverett House, said. Michael J. Desrosiers, a relief manager at Leverett House, added that he thought he would pay about the same insurance premiums at a non-group rate...
...founder had "donated" all rights to his courses and techniques to the new corporation. Some defectors, however, insist that the church planned to purchase these so-called trademarks from Hubbard for $85 million. Others believe the new corporation, in which Hubbard is not officially involved, was formed to shield him and his assets from the many lawsuits...
...TIME last week. Said he: "The most important thing is to have close and human relations between the two leaders of our countries." On mutual defense matters Nakasone was even more cordial. The U.S., he said, "is the lance, and the role of Japan is the role of the shield. The U.S. and Japan must complement each other in defense...