The agency's labor contracts have long guaranteed no layoffs to the vast majority of its workers, and management agreed to a new no layoff-clause in a major union contract last May.
Chicago's position as a national transportation hub has long guaranteed the city a steady stream of conventions and trade shows.
For another day, Voeckler defended the yellow jersey he has long guaranteed that he will lose, although he still had a 15-second over all lead when Stage 18 ended.
He returns to his greatest stage as one of the outstanding stayers in Turf history, and his quest for an unprecedented fourth Gold Cup has long guaranteed him top billing at this year's meeting.
And his desire to give offense or to be able to feign surprise when someone takes it has long guaranteed his permanent membership in the priesthood of the avant-garde.
Iran appears more focused on preserving and expanding its projection of power into the Middle East through relationships with the Lebanese group Hezbollah, other Shiite militias and with Mr. Assad, who has long guaranteed Hezbollah an arms supply route from Iran and belongs to the Alawite sect, a branch of Shiite Islam, the dominant faith in Iran.
Having long guaranteed a home to every healthy dog and cat in our care, our donor-supported Hope Program makes well and then finds homes for thousands of companion animals with medical and behavioral issues.
Saints and Warrington have long been guaranteed to finish second and third and provide at least one blockbuster in the first round of the play-offs next weekend, ensuring the latest instalment of a local rivalry that has been ridiculously one-sided in the Super League era.
City officials and union lawyers have argued that the new contract stipulation, known as an employee protection provision, would avert a strike threatened by unionized workers who have long sought the job guarantees, and would improve the quality of service to a vulnerable student population by ensuring that companies hire experienced drivers and matrons.
(Other European countries have long argued that state guarantees give the German and Austrian Landesbanks an unfair advantage).
The association began as a way to address the concerns of assistant coaches, a group that does not have the same financial certainties as head coaches, who make more money and have long-term guaranteed contracts.
