Word: abruptness
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...close associates under arrest. Army Chief Pervez Musharraf proclaimed himself chief executive, declaring a state of emergency, placing the constitution in abeyance and suspending parliament. Sharif's ouster is the fourth successive dismissal of an elected government before it completed its term of office, bringing to an abrupt end the democratic process Pakistan's powerful army had itself put into place in 1988 when it reluctantly transferred power to the political leadership following eleven years of military rule...
Well, if it worked once, maybe the powers that be might listen to another student's suggestion. One that will, guaranteed, result in an abrupt about-face of Loker's fortunes in ways unimaginable. The proposal is this: bring in outside fast-food chains to fill the place...
...patients whose pupils grow wider than the average of about 6 mm in the dark often have the biggest problems. An equally critical factor, however, is the amount of correction you need, measured in negative (-) diopters for nearsightedness and positive (+) diopters for farsightedness. The greater your correction, the more abrupt the transition zone between the sculpted and unsculpted portion of the cornea, and the greater the risk of troublesome glare and halos...
When Lou Gerstner, IBM's iron-willed CEO, makes a decision, he usually sticks by it. So how was it that 10 days ago he made an abrupt about-face, scaling back a change to the company's retirement plan that was supposed to save $200 million annually? And did Gerstner realize he was feeding a nationwide workplace riot among baby boomers, who are convinced their nest eggs are being plundered...
...pushing Bradley for ?- which will for now consist of a near-debate "joint appearance" at an October 27 town hall meeting in New Hampshire, the only confrontation Bradley has agreed to. A whole new Gore 2000? As Bradley himself said Wednesday in California with typical wryness, "That's an abrupt strategy shift. This time yesterday they were ignoring...