Word: apartness
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...ceasefire and peace would fall apart if this covert war against us continues." S.P. THAMILSELVAN, political leader of the Sri Lankan rebel group the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (L.T.T.E.), alleging that government paramilitary groups have attacked the L.T.T.E. during peace negotiations...
...tended to fall apart in the past,” captain Juan Ramos said. “But [the pressure] brought us together. It was really playing as a team that pushed us through...
...course, most state representatives do not take on this cartographical responsibility out of altruism or a concern for fairness: from the very beginning, self-interested partisans have manufactured districts with bizarre shapes, splitting apart logical geographical communities in an effort to maximize a given party’s political advantage. “Gerrymandered” districts additionally serve to bolster the power of incumbents. When coupled with disparities in campaign contributions, cleverly crafted districts make the possibility of an upset by challengers (often consisting of women and minorities) incredibly difficult. The success of these plans is evident...
...adjusted for the fact that men are, on average, 8% taller than women, men's brains are still slightly bigger. But size does not predict intellectual performance, as was once thought. Men and women perform similarly on IQ tests. And most scientists still cannot tell male and female brains apart just by looking at them...
...MONTHS Time it took to extinguish the fire by pulling apart the pile, which had grown to 100 ft. long by 30 ft. high by 50 ft. wide...