Word: adapt
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Christmas says he wonders if he could adapt to being responsible for other workers...
...track events, Harvard seemed to struggle slightly on the flat track, whose tighter curves forced the Crimson runners to adapt a less natural stride and made passing more difficult...
...world increasingly concerned about Saudi Arabia's future can do little more than hope that Abdullah is right. If it turns out that Saudis must adapt more rapidly, however, they will discover whether their future monarch is equipped to lead the way. That will give Abdullah the chance to put those sneakers to a bigger test...
...growing disparity between U.S. and European capabilities has profound implications. NATO has always grappled with the issue of "interoperability" - whether U.S. tanks, for example, can fire Belgian ammo. Such problems can only grow as the U.S. services deploy high-tech "next-generation" weapons and adapt their war-fighting doctrines accordingly. As Europe's capabilities atrophy, dependence on America to do the dirty work will deepen. But dependence breeds resentment on both sides, and already in Europe voices can be heard decrying America's go-it-alone interventionism. Across the Atlantic the notion of a feckless Europe unable and unwilling...
...take a number of years for the politicians and moneymen to understand and adapt to all these power shifts. Along the way, you can bet on them looking for loopholes to exploit...