Word: apartness
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...Boom When outside experts look at Turkey's vulnerabilities, they see other weaknesses apart from its dependence on exports to Europe. One of the drivers of growth this decade has been foreign direct investment, but that has dropped by about 40% so far this year. Sabanci Dinçer is right to praise the robustness of the banking sector, but there are some vulnerabilities here, too: several of Turkey's banks have been acquired by foreign companies, including two European banks that have run into financial trouble elsewhere, Fortis and Dexia. Turkey also has a current account deficit that amounts...
...fight. 'I hear you're looking for me,' he shouted at his father, 'You want to go mano a mano right here?' Both men were suddenly in each other's face, screaming at the top of their lungs, until Barbara ran into the room and literally pulled them apart." (Source: J.H. Hatfield's Fortunate...
...strangest things is, I see less of my husband. Because we lived on the premises, and Tony would try every day to come back to put Leo to bed if he could, we were never too far apart. Now as the Middle East envoy, trying to bring peace between Israel and Palestine, he spends about 10 days a month in the Middle East. That's a big difference...
...something, so I was pleased with that.”Fellow junior Robert Kenney crossed the line at 26:12.9, good for a 48th individual finish. Sophomores Tommy Hutchison—who is also a Crimson sports comper—and Michael Hoffman finish just 0.1 seconds apart from one another—Hutchison at 26:57.8 and Hoffman at 26:57.9—for the 96 and 97 spots out of the 186-man field. Sophomore Brian Hill rounded out the Crimson runners with a 28:19.5 finish, good enough for 137th place.PRE-NATIONALSThe top Harvard runners traveled...
...consensus in the region. Though no official statement from either government was made, Pakistan's ambassador to Beijing, Masood Khan, told The Nation, a Pakistani daily, that obtaining nuclear reactors and fuel for civilian nuclear technology would be the "main item" in talks with Beijing this week. Apart from being Pakistan's main conventional arms supplier, China has played an integral part in building Pakistan's nuclear weapons industry. In turn, Islamabad allowed the Chinese to build a deep-sea facility in Gwadar, a $250 million project that, once completed, will give Beijing an immensely strategic listening post...