Word: umbrellas
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...basic theory is so appealing: to replace cold war reliance on mutual suicide with 21st century security beneath a defensive umbrella. Though Russia and China possess by far the most nukes that could incinerate the U.S., the Administration says its shield isn't so much for protection from them but to defend against the possibility that a nasty regime in North Korea or Iraq or Iran will soon be able to loft a missile at America. A nuke is more likely to come in a suitcase than on a warhead, but the hurry-up argument doesn't deal with that...
...combination of the cerebral and the showman, of rich kid and hustler, has a knack for presenting the consumer with a cheap service that's free of the hassle and headache usually associated with discounts. He's applying the idea liberally across a growing number of businesses under the umbrella of easy--as in easyJet, easyRentacar and easyEverything...
...Source, and its master is French businessman Thierry Ehrmann. He uses the 6,900 sq m of interior space as his home, which he shares with two teenage sons, an 80-kg Danish dog and two girlfriends, as well as the headquarters of the Server Group, an umbrella for the 13 tech companies he has created...
...Even deep Constitutional principles are dragged into the debate. Is cloning interstate commerce? Does it fit under the umbrella of privacy that shelters birth control and abortion? If Americans have a basic right to make their own reproductive choices free from government control, then wouldn’t techniques to bring about pregnancy (such as in vitro fertilization and cloning) receive just as much protection as techniques to prevent...
...example, is affiliated with Hillel, an umbrella group for Jewish students--some of whom do not agree with the military methods used by Israel to deal with the Arab-Israeli conflict...