He was armed with just a small truncheon and a shield.

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The practical difference is small, since companies already shield most of their foreign profits from American taxes.

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The shield would, ideally, be small enough to wear on a watch or necklace.

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The Department of Health and Human Services has identified a small-group policy offered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia as the model for Georgia.

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In January 2014, private insurance companies like UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Aetna (AET), Humana (HUM), Cigna (CI) and a host of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans will be providing subsidized coverage to individuals and small businesses via state or federally-regulated exchanges established under the health law.

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To shield themselves from further tax hikes, large corporations would likely argue that the success of small businesses is directly related to that of their bigger brethren.

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And in 1995, there was a small piece of fabric that was sticking out and it really raised the temperature of some parts of the heat shield on re-entry.

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