"Manpower was very tight," he said, adding that it is generally worthwhile to arrange with security firms to guarantee a guard, even though one might not be necessary if a strike is averted.
The Knicks signed two other players to partly guaranteed deals: point guard Gabe Pruitt, who spent the last two seasons with Boston; and forward Warren Carter, who played overseas the last two years.
The army has also promised to "guarantee the safety of all presidential guard personnel and their families" in order to prevent any reprisals.
Meanwhile, I tried to ring Get Me In! as its "fan guard" guarantee promised replacement tickets, but an answer machine announced it was closed until Monday – this was a Saturday night.
Although, by law, Guard members are guaranteed their jobs back, that is little solace if their employer goes out of business.
It's only the prisoners themselves who can guarantee your safety in there, not the guards or anybody else.
In her profession, that's almost guaranteed to get you labeled "guarded".
One of the architects behind the plan, who goes by the name Nala, explained: "The Court of Session guarantees to guard the sovereignty of Scottish people – not in the legal realm, but in the lawful realm.
The ninth-year backup point guard has a $2.8 million guaranteed salary this year.
After this season, only Jones, Grant, the rookie Caron Butler and point guard Anthony Carter will have guaranteed contracts -- a combined $30.9 million.
