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- noun Plural form of
safeguard . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
safeguard .
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Examples
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The only thing that can get around all the safeguards is the TARDIS.
Hunger Moon: Chapter Sixteen amberfocus 2008
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Of course, the promise of legal safeguards is one thing; actual justice for the wrongfully detained is another.
Wonk Room » Administration Task Force Spells Out Procedural Rights Of Detainees 2009
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I tend to believe that it would make the parties less extremist, as a lack of built-in safeguards would make people take the nutters more seriously.
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The common thread flowing throughout these eight safeguards is the need to ensure that military commissions reach reliable results.
Wonk Room » Administration Task Force Spells Out Procedural Rights Of Detainees 2009
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This means that every form of human system ought (not does, but ought – see MacIntyre on the importance of this difference) to have safeguards and that all persons associated with a given system would need to understand that the system, complete with safeguards, is still susceptible to corruption.
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Developing a standardized framework for an electronic health record – for every citizen who wants one – created by your doctor with your assistance, which has proper security and safeguards is something that our national government can and should do as a part of healthcare reform.
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But given the legitimate threats we face, providing effective intelligence collection tools with appropriate safeguards is too important to delay.
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But given the legitimate threats we face, providing effective intelligence collection tools with appropriate safeguards is too important to delay.
Cooperative Blog » Blog Archive » The pen is mightier than the sword 2008
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Of course, to those who travel by air, the existence of elaborate government safeguards is reassuring.
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Of course, to those who travel by air, the existence of elaborate government safeguards is reassuring.
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