Minders

She called minders to take her back to the private clinic in London's Harley Street where she had her implant operation seven months ago. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Polish police are quite used to normal bodyguards and 'minders' - many of the "byisnyesmeni" of the former USSR all have them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On the same day that the Iraqis announced that they can't fulfill a UN demand that scientists meet with weapons inspectors privately - oh, they tried to get them to do so, gosh darn it, but a half-dozen "refused" to be interviewed outside the presence of Iraqi government "minders" - Jean Chretien announced that there still isn't enough evidence to prove that the Iraqis aren't serious about disarming. ❋ Unknown (2003)

And reporters in Baghdad told Rula, their so-called minders, government officials who go everywhere with journalists, did not show up for work this morning. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The Iraqi officials who usually shadow journalists, the so-called minders, didn't show up, nor did the information minister last seen predicting defeat for the U.S. ❋ Unknown (2003)

But there have also been a number of cases where there clearly was intimidation, where the -- there was presence, so-called minders from the Iraqi government side, and everything that is said is being taped, and that where the interviewed persons were intimidated. ❋ Unknown (2002)

"He complied, he never criticized Putin or Medvedev, he said he wasn't an opposition force, but apparently as the game went on, he acted more independently and he defied some of their recommendations and gradually antagonized those who thought they were his minders, that is how the scandal ensued." ❋ Unknown (2011)

I'm sure he's not the only one; it's just that his minders were a tad careless today. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In short the practical consequences of intervention can be huge, and it is vital to proceed carefully, and so to speak to employ "minders" from the old exploitative regime. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But to make sure that nothing critical is said about the way the government operated the nuclear power plant or how it responded to the accident, the government places "minders" in every interview. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Tonight, I got the impression that Hillary (sans her "minders") is a genuine, compassionate Democrat. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Within hours of first questioning the itinerary of the incoming food and money the atmosphere wherever he went and whoever he was with became frosty, and the next day he felt physically under threat as his "minders" advised him that he was no longer welcome in Palestine, gave him a couple of hours to pack and escorted him from the premises. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What got me the most, acamus, was when it got out that he had appointed "minders" for leading scientists to keep them from going off the government line on issues like global warming. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The government used "minders" to intimidate witnesses to the 9/11 Commission. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For example, 9/11 Commission chair Thomas Kean points out that if "minders" had been present during the Commission's investigation, that would have been intimidation, which would have stemmed the flow of testimony from the witnesses: ❋ Unknown (2009)