Not for her the endless TV dramas: "I wouldn't want to do something boring on the telly, week after week," even if that does mean sacrificing a few guaranteed "bums on seats" when she pops up in one of her more esoteric stage roles.
But when the market began to nose dive in the early 1990's and a few guarantees went sour, leaving both auction houses with unsold material that they suddenly found themselves owning, Sotheby's and Christie's became more cautious about the guarantees they were prepared to offer.
The AFL-CIO, which represents most unions in America, is pushing for legislation to curb executive-only pensions that give a chosen few guaranteed above-market rates of return.Soft landings, hard questionsSo-called "golden parachutes", large pay-offs even when top executives fail, have become a main focus this year in the debate over executive pay.
In a draft with few guarantees, Wall is one.
Full-body scanners in airports that can "see" through clothing to produce images of an individual's unclothed body, although they are unable to reveal material concealed in body cavities -- a program with few guarantees of success and numerous pitfalls, not the least of which is the harrowing toll it is taking on our civil liberties and the risks it poses to our health.
In the months that followed, the government's knee-jerk embrace of full-body scanners as a miracle fix rapidly evolved into a headlong and expensive rush to implement scanners in all airports -- a program with few guarantees of success and numerous pitfalls, not the least of which is the harrowing toll it is taking on our civil liberties and the risks it poses to our health.
For lower earners these benefits are a few comforts guaranteed to them in old age, for middle to higher earners one of the few rewards received for consistent contributions to the welfare pot throughout their working lives.
Around 40 clubs in the UK – including some rugby league teams – are supporter-owned and it is an increasingly attractive option in a climate that offers few guarantees of financial stability to those without recent top-flight exposure.
For many coastal residents, wary of climate change and worried that nature may be dealing different cards now than in the past, rebuilding seems to come with few guarantees that Hurricane Sandy was a once-in-a-century event.
Still, in a time of low returns and few guaranteed sources of income, there is often a desire for the perceived security of annuities, which come in many forms.
The French President embarks on a high-risk mission to Moscow today, buoyed by support from the EU but with few guarantees of a major breakthrough.
