safety net

Example Sentences

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Having the subsidies as a safety net feels like having a pillar to lean on,” she told Barron’s.

From Barron's

Anytime actors perform without a safety net there’s a suggestion of danger and an opportunity for the eagle-eyed to keep their eyes peeled for bloopers and gaffes.

From Salon

A Department for Work and Pensions spokesperson said the new national £1bn Crisis and Resilience fund will act as a "genuine safety net helping to prevent families from falling into crises".

From BBC

This new reality undermines LNG’s longtime reputation as a geopolitical safety net.

From The Wall Street Journal

While he described welfare as a necessary "safety net", he vowed to get thousands of economically inactive Scots back into work.

From BBC