In this, the territory of Xikang province was advantageous to Liu, since its marginal position effectively insulated him from rival warlords, and from military engagements ordered by the central government.

Pinochet's Amnesty Law effectively insulated the military regime from retribution for even the most brutal and horrific human rights violations.

During that brief window before Democrats take power, administration officials also hope to push through related measures that would effectively insulate telecommunications and government officials from legal liability growing out of the wiretapping.

The proposal would effectively insulate the agency from correction of abusive and illegal decisions.

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The Senate thereby effectively insulated the judiciary from further congressional attacks based on disapproval of judges' opinions.

Since all Germany's neighbors are considered safe, the rule effectively insulates Germany from refugees traveling by land.

The primary use of a beer koozie is to effectively insulate a beverage from heat via both conduction and external infrared sources (for example: a hand, warm air or strong sunlight).

The sorriest example of state intervention is brewing in Pennsylvania, where the State Senate has passed anti-takeover legislation that would effectively insulate incompetent managers from shareholder reprisal.

The first is whether a sentence that is within the range of the formerly mandatory guidelines should be presumed to be reasonable, a presumption that effectively insulates the sentence from challenge on appeal.