Word: abandons
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...defections and the movement of American troops in the region may have forcedSaddamto abandon another invasion of neighboring Kuwait. Iraqi troops, which had been mobilized and were observed moving toward the Kuwaiti border, were backing away today...
...enmeshed" in ethical problems to make their way out cleanly. Finally, Bok points out that college-aged students are still establishing the standards they will hold themselves to in their future professional and personal lives. In other words, it would be wrong of a college to in any way abandon its duty to attempt to teach its students how to reason ethically...
...strength of all hospitals, teaching hospitals could face the knockout punch of additional targeted reductions in Medicare's support for their medical-education activities. The triple whammy of the competitive marketplace, reduced Medicare reimbursements and significantly decreased federal support for medical education and research could force teaching hospitals to abandon their academic commitments. There is danger of a new kind of national deficit-a deficit in the advancement of medical knowledge, expertly trained physicians and health-care services for all Americans. JORDAN J. COHEN, M.D., President Association of American Medical Colleges Washington...
...last Muslim areas left in eastern Bosnia. French President Jacques Chirac called for immediate armed intervention to retake and protect the safe areas, saying "It is essential that we put a stop to this." But TIME'S Massimo Calabresi reports from Bosnia that theU.N. appears ready to abandon two other safe areas as well. "The end is in sight" says one highly-placed source. "If they want to take Zepa, they can and we can't stop them." If the Bosnian Serbs succeed in taking Zepa and Gorazde, they will control all of eastern Bosnia, and will reach their goal...
When a product proves defective, smart manufacturers either recall and fix it or abandon it entirely in favor of something new. When the product in question is a President, the remedy is similar but the course is vastly more complicated. And that's the problem confronting the centrist Democrats largely responsible for electing Bill Clinton...