1.   Nevertheless, the vastly expanded social contacts removed a shield of isolation from village life.

2.   Bryant said the New Hampshire ruling removes a shield that automobile manufacturers have been using.

3.   But the price she can get will vary, and such a sale would remove the shield she originally wanted.

4.   Removing the shield, Copland said, would be a powerful inducement to to improve service.

5.   The biggest problem reported by women in the clinical studies was occasional difficulty in removing the shield, CONRAD said.

6.   But the rebels were apparently reluctant to accept that demand, fearing a Russian attack once their human shield was removed.

7.   Guirao said better visibility and not ideology was the reason for removing the shield.