Because so much in a writer's life can be distressing — negative reviews; rejections; difficulties with editors, publishers, book designers; disappointment with one's own work, on a daily or hourly basis — it seemed to me a good idea to shield Ray from this side of my life as much as I could.
Investing in precious metals can be a good way to shield your investment portfolio from the effects of inflation.
(Then again, a good lawyer attempting to shield assets would want to leave all of those marks).
Even when there is not a particularly dangerous product out there, overdoses are a frequent crisis for emergency rooms, one that Pennsylvania has not yet responded to by implementing a Good Samaritan law to shield anyone who calls 911 about an OD from a possession charge or by making drugs like Narcan more available.
Include a good pair of sunglasses to shield your eyes from the glare.
A country with a high life expectancy probably offers its citizens things like good health care and helps to shield them from pollution, which makes it easier for them to live a long, healthy life.
These businesses can throw off huge amounts of cash in good times and use it to shield themselves against volatile business trends, such as deep losses when times turn bad or short product life cycles.
Games for Goods In 1990, Congress sought to shield young people from a marketing barrage, passing a law that limits commercial time during an hour of children's programming to 12 minutes on weekdays and 10 minutes 30 seconds on weekends, a few minutes less than the average at the time.
Other methods under study: MATERIAL SHIELDING Some materials, like water or polypropylene, have good shielding ability, but the amount required to shield a spacecraft is far too heavy.
But it is also important to the United States to shield troops working in good faith under difficult and dangerous conditions.
