Democrats opposed the oil drilling and the decision to end a guaranteed flow of gasoline tax revenues to mass transit.
While defense planners believe there will be a guaranteed flow of recruits for officer training, "the primary problem is to get the volunteers for the ranks of normal soldiers," Dr. Mölling said.
"It made us think we inherited a guaranteed flow of dollars for the rest of our lives," sighs Morales Gil.
White House officials and lawmakers who cobbled together the agreement after two years of debate said the money would be fenced off in a special conservation account, similar to the Highway Trust Fund, intended to assure a steady, if not completely guaranteed, flow of money for protecting sensitive lands.
"This was the one thing they could do which was a guaranteed reasonable flow of cash," explained Henderson.
Unfortunately, these plans don't automatically turn into a guaranteed steady flow of income.
Peck said the company's attorney, Michael Montgomery, is negotiating with a committee of attorneys and administrators from San Gabriel Valley cities to develop a contract guaranteeing a flow of municipal rubbish for 30 years.
And the site follows a few celebrities in particular because they guarantee a flow of legal matter: Joe Francis, the producer of the spring-break "Girls Gone Wild" video series, Liza Minnelli, Courtney Love and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
To Mr. Rangel's friends, his four decades' worth of relationships in Congress are an asset that his rivals cannot match, and they guarantee a flow of federal funds to the district.
That breadth of distribution guarantees a flow of subscriber and advertising revenue.
Another inspired idea: renting space on the third floor to Wilhelmina Models, guaranteeing a flow of gorgeous people through the lobby.
