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But analysts said a cash handout scheme, announced as part of the fuel hike and aimed at protecting the country's poor, would help cushion the blow of the price increase.

Indonesia may raise fuel prices

New Burnley boss Owen Coyle is a long-term admirer of former Hibs star Riordan and would be keen on landing the Scotland international to cushion the blow of losing Lafferty.

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Want to cushion the blow of your coworke's coming-out?

When you care enough to send the very vaguest

The Africa-Caribbean-Pacific countries could receive euro 190 million a year from the EU after 2007 to cushion the blow of its sugar-sector reform, EU Farm Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel said on December 8.

ACP SUGAR COMPENSATION COULD REACH 190 MILLION AFTER 2007, SAYS FISCHER BOEL

(5) To this end, evidence uncovered a substantial buffering effect whereby social support acts to cushion the blow and make the perception of stress less severe.

Praise and recognition: the importance of social support in law enforcement

Appreciation of their currencies against the dollar may cushion the blow, but it will not negate the shock of the structural adjustment that Asia still needs to make.

Has dollar pegging paid off for Asia?

If Spotts seems to overlook the difference that sound economic stewardship can make, his film spotlights the fact that when hard times strike, our government is far quicker to cushion the blow for corporations--say the $5 billion airline bailout in the wake of 9/11--than for American workers, including the more than 50,000 airline employees who were thrown out of work at the same time.

American Jobs

But you'll cushion the blow if your teen gets good grades, takes driver's training, or is at college without a car.

Trim your car insurance costs

Knowing that the patient's death marks the end of his or her suffering may help cushion the blow of losing the loved one.

Rapid recuperation for dementia caregivers

The district's portion of a full-time teacher's insurance premium, meanwhile, will jump from $550 to $670 in the first year and to $755 in 2004-05, helping to cushion the blow of skyrocketing rates.

Springfield teachers, district ratify pact

On the other hand, they're finding it tougher to find takers for some hard-to-place customers, and there's almost no way they can cushion the blow for policyholders in some lines that face double-digit rate increases.

Playing hard ball: independent agents are taking advantage of the hard market to grow their businesses through referrals, retentions, focused marketing and some in-the-field underwriting. (Industry Strategies: Agents)

Corners made up four and multi-corners was zero, so that helped cushion the blow."