Word: adopter
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...Iranian capability,” hardly the language of constructive diplomacy. To many, Biden’s speech sent a very direct message to Tehran: Even with Bush gone, it remains part of the “axis of evil.” This is the wrong posture to adopt at a time when preventing Iran from going nuclear is in our best interests...
...Rather than a stenographer, Pooley would prefer to see the media adopt the position of an "honest referee - keeping score, throwing flags when a team plays fast and loose with the facts, explaining to the audience what's happening on the field and why." In an issue as complex as climate change, the country badly needs smart, fair umpires, and the media can play that role. But the wave of cutbacks and closings that have hit the American media could make that all but impossible. Referees need to know the game cold, and climate change demands...
...Beijing is also trying to prop up the healthiest companies by encouraging car sales in China's rural provinces, where there are hundreds of millions who have yet to adopt the freer spending patterns of consumers in richer coastal cities. Beginning in March the government will offer $730 million in subsidies to help rural residents replace their outdated three-wheeled vehicles, which are ubiquitous in farming communities, with small trucks or minivans with engine capacities of up to 1.3 liters. Qualified individuals will be entitled to a maximum of $725 under the program...
...there is certainly more than one way to be culturally demeaning in development. One way is to make decisions about “them,” without “them.” Another way is to assume peoples are too close-minded to adopt technology or that they would not enjoy the same opportunities as others. So long as the program’s coordinators and supporters don’t adopt a blind charity mentality but converse to find ways to use the equipment best on the terms of recipients, there should be no reason...
During his 45-year career, Saint Laurent changed everything about the way women exist in public life. He introduced them to a universe of color and dared them to adopt a male silhouette, revolutionizing the way men see women and women see themselves. To own a piece of art or an object collected by Saint Laurent, who helped define an aesthetic for the 20th century, gives new meaning to provenance...