官官相衛
English translation: bureaucrats defending each other
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| 21:44 Oct 12, 2007 |
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|  Selected response from: Caroline Moreno United States Local time: 12:26 | ||||||
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| 4 +2 | officials scratching each other's back |
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| 5 +1 | bureaucrats defending each other |
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| 4 | company officials watching each other's back |
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| 3 | officials protect each other |
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1 hr confidence: 
officials protect each other Explanation: In my humble opinion -- officers protect each other. |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2officials scratching each other's back Explanation: as in "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" |
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18 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
2 days 17 hrs confidence:
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