Word: approached
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...Russia had hundreds of different ethnic groups within its considerable borders, including Slavs, Muslims and Turkish peoples. During their reign, the Bolsheviks addressed the concerns of such a multi-ethnic state, trying various methods to stay atop their empire. At one point, they used a divide-and-conquer approach that led them to create 10,000 different governmental subdivisions within the USSR in order to accommodate--and separate--each ethnic group...
...Russia had hundreds of different ethnic groups within its considerable borders, including Slavs, Muslims and Turkish peoples. During their reign, the Bolsheviks addressed the concerns of such a multi-ethnic state, trying various methods to stay atop their empire. At one point, they used a divide-and-conquer approach that led them to create 10,000 different governmental subdivisions within the USSR in order to accommodate--and separate--each ethnic group...
...approach isn't a foreign policy panacea, however. The U.S. and NATO still have to figure out how to engage the Russians, for example. And NATO will still need to rebuild Kosovo--to say nothing of devising a long-term solution to the problem of dealing with Milosevic. And for all its simple charm, the new triple-if doctrine doesn't answer one other crucial if: What do you do if American soldiers start to die in battle? Without an answer to that question, the Clinton doctrine may be as short-lived...
...million a year in endorsements. She's one of the most recognized athletes in the U.S. One look at Hamm in action will tell you that she shares His Airness's furnace-like competitive fire and focus. But she parts company with him when it comes to her approach to fame. Jordan wears his celebrity comfortably, effortlessly, like a scarf thrown over his shoulders. Hamm finds the garment restricting. She has refused cover shoots for magazines because she doesn't want to steal the spotlight from her teammates. After scoring her record-breaking 108th international goal, against Brazil...
...patrol, Masino sees a car inching along suspiciously, and then suddenly the car speeds up and darts out of sight into a parking lot. Masino finds it, approaches cautiously and sees the driver and a passenger drinking beer. Neither speaks English, and Masino knows only a little Spanish. With TIME translating, we find out the driver has no license, no registration and no keys. He started the car with a screwdriver. When he finds out he's under arrest, he makes a brief move on Masino, then thinks better of it. The passenger's hands, meanwhile, drop down under...