The increased productivity from farmland made some countries self-sufficient in grain and livestock, and offered effective protection against famine.

农田生产力的提高使一些国家在粮食和牲畜方面能自给自足，并为防止饥荒提供了有效的保护。

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This year alone sees significant steps forward in the protection of employees' rights, with the new Labour Contract Law (effective since January this year).

今年，中国颁布新《劳动合同法》今年1月开始施行，在保护员工权利上迈出了重要的一步。

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The bottom line is that there may be no effective asset protection for assets held in Asset Protection Trusts in those states that have not yet adopted APT legislation, and which still have the Common Law Rule.

FORBES: Rush University -- Transfers To A Cook Island Trust Held Per Se Fraudulent By Illinois Supreme Court

Somali pirates, whose oceanic depredations deter investment and trade on dry land, have been much less successful in the past year, thanks mainly to more effective protection of shipping convoys.

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But Domestic Asset Protection Trusts might not be effective as to assets held in a non-DAPT state.

FORBES: Rush University -- Transfers To A Cook Island Trust Held Per Se Fraudulent By Illinois Supreme Court