The oil and gas money pouring into a fund against the day when the wells run dry is a tempting target, but raiding it would be risky.
Although it is America's ally, Pakistan maintains links with the predominantly ethnic-Pushtun Taliban in Afghanistan, as a hedge against the day America leaves and a way to thwart a perceived Indian plan of strategic encirclement.
He said the country should develop an atomic energy programme to develop its vast open spaces as a hedge against the day when fuels like coal and oil, which Australia has in abundance, would run out.
Grandpa may have made a fortune in the steel business, but to assure the prosperity of his descendants someone must diversify his investments against the day when steel is no longer a growth business and his progeny are numerous.
The Rabta plant is, if anything, more obviously associated with military activities than one would expect to observe at facilities that were either engaged in covert manufacture of chemical weapons or being held in reserve against the day when such manufacture was deemed necessary.
But the Yankees, a day behind during the divisional round, had to open the ALCS against Detroit the day after eliminating Baltimore.
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He then developed the side strain problem playing against Durham the day before the squad was announced.
The French constitutional court ruled against the supertax the other day on technical grounds.
There are, however, suggestions that public sector workers may protest on the day against the effects of government cuts, including pay freezes and job losses.
Elsewhere, sterling rose to a fresh high for the day against the dollar after U.K. economic growth in the first quarter was confirmed at the earlier estimate of 0.3%.
On Wednesday afternoon, the zloty was trading 0.8% higher on the day against the euro and was more than 8% stronger against the euro compared with a year earlier.
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And the side arguing against the motion carried the day: After the debate, 71 percent of the audience voted to oppose the motion, 23 percent supported it and 6 percent remained undecided.
The first Test against Canada is the day after the Dragons' play-off, while Wales then play the USA a week later.
The second day of the meeting, 23 November, coincides with the International Day Against Impunity, which is led by the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), a network of 90 international, regional and local media organizations worldwide.
The dollar fell against the yen late in the day after an earlier rally.
The RTS index was down 3.2% in Moscow, and the ruble fell against the dollar for the sixth day in a row.
So the currency's 0.4% rise against the dollar on the first day's trading after the announcement was partly reversed the following day.
England are due to play a warm-up game against Bangladesh in Barbados next Wednesday and another against South Africa the following day, before beginning the tournament proper on 3 May against hosts West Indies in Guyana.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, another key player in the fight against apartheid, said the day of Mr Mandela's release was "a day that promised the beginning of the end of indignity".
With Liverpool toiling to a 0-0 draw against Fulham earlier in the day and Tottenham preoccupied with their FA Cup semi-final against Portsmouth, the home side knew a win would open up a potentially decisive gap on their rivals for the final Champions League place, with some difficult fixtures lying in wait.
Pressley took over from Eddie May in February and took the Bairns' fight against relegation until the last day of the season.
The defeat continued a miserable sequence away from Upton Park, with West Ham's last away win in the Premier League coming against Wolves on the opening day of last season.
The world number one's comfortable day against the rising Briton was in stark contrast to many of her seeded colleagues, three of whom crashed out on Tuesday.
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He hasn't had a run of game but played against Saracens the other day.
Scotland start off against Pakistan on 12 September and then face a tough match against India the following day.
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The firmer U.S. dollar index following some improving U.S. economic data released Thursday morning also worked against the precious metals bulls as the day wore on.
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If Stingrays win their next game, against Cardiff on Saturday, it could mean their final game, against Edinburgh the following day, determines who will make the play-offs.
Did he get blind sided by the Swiss National Bank when they intervened in the FX market so forcing the Swiss Franc down by 8% against the Euro in day?
But Mordred -- big, proud, poor Mordred -- he leaned against me the next day after losing control and wetting the carpet for the first time ever, and Douglas and I leaned onto each other, hard and sobbing, when we heard the word "tumor" the day after that.
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