Poverty is more easily handled in Europe where there is a safety cushion.

For our private trek, with a 23-day schedule, we included three rest days as an additional safety cushion.

"We didn't reinvent the wheel with the drug regimen itself, we gave ourselves a safety cushion by providing high-quality after-care," he said.

"All the others are within the safety cushion, so that sense of urgency isn't there," said Caren Gardner, a spokeswoman for the authority.

The original safety cushion was first created by John W. Hetrick in 1952.

Pingi sticks plasters on Pingu's rear end, and gives him a safety cushion for protection.

But there is no safety cushion.

The worst-case spike would cut its safety cushion to only 35 percent, violating the general rule that a 40 percent margin is required.

Ms. Patterson offered graduates several tips: * Build a financial safety cushion.

The storm's increased speed had taken a bite out of Jeff 's safety cushion.