Word: accomplishments
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...greatest firepower in targeting cancer,” said Maurice R. Greenberg, the chairman of the Starr Foundation, in a press release. “This will enable us to achieve tangible results more quickly and decisively than any one or two members of the consortium could accomplish working alone...
...political careers end in failure." Tony Blair is the latest proof of this well-worn aphorism by the right-wing MP Enoch Powell. Blair came to power in 1997 buoyed by a huge parliamentary majority and even bigger expectations of what New Labour could accomplish. He led his party to two more general election victories, the last only 15 months ago. Yet today he's on the ropes, forced by an overwhelming tide of opinion in his party and the country to say when he'll leave Downing Street - or face the humiliation of being forced out. In a public...
...After three years of counter-insurgency warfare American commanders are well aware of what they can and cannot accomplish through force of arms. Shields said that the ultimate success of the new security push is out of the military's hands. "It's going to take the will of the people," Shields said. "It's going to take governance and economic development as well...
...What did you set out to accomplish with Overheard in New York? The blog has a couple of objectives. The most obvious is that it's a humor blog - its purpose is to entertain. At the same time, there are a couple more subtle things happening. One is that the actual way people talk is very different than the way we think people talk. When you're watching a TV show like Friends, the dialogue from the script is nothing like the way people actually talk to one another - random and full of non-sequiturs. OHinNY tries to capture authentic...
...Bush would invite Kim Jong Il out to his ranch, he might accomplish a great deal on a personal level with Kim that could not happen any other way. Bush should do the same thing with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran. What does Bush have to lose, for God's sake? As the saying goes, "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer." John Vehon Dallas...