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[Thai Economics Library | Archives (for history)]
October 01, 2008

Insulated

insulated (adjective) - protected from harm or negative effects from the outside

well-insulated from the financial crisis
well-insulated from the turmoil

insulated from problems

insulated from outside pressure
insulated from outside pressures
relatively insulated from the pressure of public opinion

insulated from the pressures of the market
insulated from market forces
most jobs are insulated from the direct effects of competitive forces in the external labour market

insulated from the Sun's warming rays by the liquid water above them

insulated from the noise and fumes of the city sitting in their limousine

the state is not insulated from economic pressures or political demands from the working class

inhabit a world comfortably insulated from voters
well insulated from the masses
how impervious a government can be to changing public opinion when insulated from the threat of political defeat

insulated from the more unpleasant aspects of city life
insulated from the impact of the war

he did not expect domestic coal supplies to be insulated from world price trends
he frequently appears to be completely insulated from qualms of conscience

insulated from the real hazards of life
insulated from threats

the importance of keeping the judiciary in this country insulated from the controversies of the day
a completely stable community which was totally insulated from the outside world

insulated from concern
believes that we can be insulated from what is happening throughout the world
completely insulated from its surroundings
insulated from any world trade
felt insulated from the pain within him
urban society is largely insulated from even the seasonal changes of nature


Example sentences:

* Thailand is well-insulated from the turmoil in the global financial markets.

* Central bankers who inhabit a world comfortably insulated from voters in other words undemocratic.

* During the 1970s increasing concern was expressed about the performance of nationalised industries, many of which were monopolies, insulated from the pressures of the market and, therefore able to charge high prices.

* Of course, I was insulated from the more unpleasant aspects of city life, wallowing in the luxury of the Savoy, being waited on hand and foot.

* These economists argue that, by being insulated from market forces, the consumer has no realistic assessment of cost and is therefore liable to overconsume.

* Are they insulated from concern about the quality of healthcare and education that is available to their families and themselves?

* She had always felt insulated from pain within him, as if the condoms served to forever prevent them from getting unhealthily close.

* Club directors were tolerably insulated from outside pressure.

* The accused is able to assume an air of absolute innocence, and no matter what harm he has done to another human being, sometimes appalling injury, he frequently appears to be completely insulated from qualms of conscience.

* He did not expect domestic coal supplies to be insulated from world price trends --; especially as government grants to the National Coal Board will have to rise over the next few years.

* What this suggests is that if there ever were a completely stable community which was totally insulated from the outside world, there would be stable differentiation within it, and gender-difference might often be one aspect of this.

* But the overriding consideration, in the opinion of myself and my colleagues, is the importance of keeping the judiciary in this country insulated from the controversies of the day.

* By virtue of his unique personal prestige, he himself was relatively insulated from the pressure of public opinion.

* An isolated system is completely insulated from its surroundings.

* Only the right honourable Gentleman believes that we can be insulated from what is happening throughout the world.

* You know, you've only got to go to Eastern Europe and China, you know, these places have been completely erm, insulated from any world trade.

* Having sunk, it would then be insulated from the Sun's warming rays by the liquid water above it.

* The thrifts-rescue act of August 1989 at first contained a clause banning thrifts from holding junk bonds, later weakened to require them to place them in special subsidiaries insulated from deposit insurance.

* Armoured animals are like rich people, insulated from the real hazards of life and therefore less streetwise' and opportunist.

* What is remarkable is how impervious a government can be to changing public opinion when insulated from the threat of political defeat by a substantial parliamentary majority.

* These are characterised by internal company training and promotion systems, complex wage hierarchies, as well as greater job security, since most jobs are insulated from the direct effects of competitive forces in the external labour market.

* In an urban society, which by its sheer size and evolving technology is largely insulated from even the seasonal changes of nature, the sense of social antidrama can be profound.

* Of course, the state is not insulated from economic pressures or political demands from the working class and other groups, but this analysis suggests that it will respond to them in ways which are to its own advantage, which may not coincide with the narrowly defined interests of capital or other political forces.

* But never mind common sense for the moment, this is the time of indulgence, suspended between home and work, the time of effortless motion, cushioned in real leather, insulated from the noise and fumes of the city by the padded coachwork, the tinted glass, the sensuous music.

* Among many activists there was a feeling that the PLO leadership had become the property of the Palestinian middle classes in the diaspora and that many of the leadership led relatively luxurious lives, insulated from the realities of nation building as these were experienced under occupation.

* Resources available for the Guarantee Section were to be strictly limited, with the rest of the budget insulated from imbalance in the agricultural budget.


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