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[Thai Economics Library | Archives (for history)]
August 03, 2007

Secure, Security

security (noun) -
a. protecting from danger
b. being and feeling safe
c. something that makes a loan safe for the lender

secure (adjective) - safe, protected

maintain security
preserve security
provide security
secure against
keep secure
strengthen security

public security
energy security
national security
social security
peace and security

a secure future
financially secure
safeguard financial security
economically secure

tight security
undermine security
security measures
take security measures
security arrangements
make security arrangements
security policy
for security reasons
security personnel
security forces
security guard
minimum-security prisons
security camera
security box
security clearance

security system
home security system
home security
personal security
a security risk
pose an unacceptable security risk
security-minded

secure a contract
the secure boundaries of
secure rights to
secure the services of
secure cost reductions

feel secure
material security
emotional security
security blanket
take security blanket away


Example sentences:

* The woman who marries this man will always feel secure and cherished by his strength and kindness.

* Please keep your valuables secure.

* How secure is that door?

* Webhosts are happy to list all the security measures they have taken in hope that it will distinguish them from the competition.

* Our business is focused on improving the security of homes and businesses.

* Access to that information requires a corporate security clearance.

* We offer a high level of security in this office building.

* Please list all the security measures you have taken to secure your work area.

* "Existing pension rights must be secured at all costs!" shouted the union leader.

* Employees at this company have a reasonably secure future.

* Large corporations often maintain security forces to curb internal thefts by staff, shoplifting, robbery, and other undesirable activities.

* Secure ground floor windows are one of the nice features of this house.

* "Criminal law not only promotes security and order but also reinforces moral norms."

* Security approval did not come through.

* She felt compelled to tell the office of internal security about the strange activities of her husband.

* How much would you be willing to spend to secure one more large contract?

* Her aim was to secure some 15 percent of the country's milk production.

* The firm's conservative stance towards investments makes it one of the few financially secure property companies around.

* If we safeguard peoples' financial security, we safeguard our national security at the same time.

* "We must maintain security against terrorist actions at all costs.

* We are focusing on building high stone walls, providing substantial perimeter security, and restricting prisoner movement.

* Industrial security forces employed by large corporations were rumoured to be larger than the armies of some small countries.

* Security checks are absolutely essential to reduce the number of bombing incidents.

* The security conscious will choose to install a home security system.

* Just as long as you know that it would not pose an unacceptable security risk.

* She was hesitant about teaching outside the secure boundaries of her speciality.

* She had a top secret CIA security clearance, so Smith chose her for the mission.

* The use of private security by homes and businesses has increased during the recession.

* Teams of security officers scurried around the office combing the place for evidence of the terrorists who had just left.

* National security became part of her job.

* "A biting wind tore at our cheeks, turning our fingers to blocks of ice, whilst our horses scrabbled to maintain a secure foothold." (Source: British National Corpus)

* "It may be that efforts to secure cost reductions actually produce greater benefits than direct price reductions of equivalent size." (Source: British National Corpus)

* "Just make sure you secure the services of some capable people." (Source: British National Corpus)


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