0 past simple and past participle of cushion
But their acceptance was cushioned by the idea that state regulations were an anomaly not to be repeated.
It is the condition of most modern societies to be cushioned by our own readiness to accept the maximum number of comforts affordable.
Older staff facing structural and technological change in the workplace could bow out ' gracefully ', cushioned by lump sum payments and secure pensions.
A cushioned ergonomic chair was used with seat height adjusted so that the working height was 3 cm below seated elbow height.
Most preferred to work their plots alone, so that the risks involved in gold digging were not cushioned by cooperation and solidarity.
It is tempting to think that this area was cushioned from the worst effects of the late sixteenth century agrarian crises.
London's annual expenditure, at approximately £170,000, was unique in terms of the heavy burden and was cushioned by an annual government contribution of £100,000.
Their effect on the economy is cushioned by the savings of the higher income groups.
