Word: armfuls
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...barred U.S. companies from dealings with three Iranian banks, as well as several companies the U.S. claims are in the WMD-proliferation business. According to intelligence reports, these companies are controlled by, or linked to, high-ranking officials in Tehran, including members of the Iran Revolutionary Guard's business arm, which has commercial interests ranging from oil and gas to manufacturing to real estate. The impact of this unilateral ban is indirect - Iranian companies haven't been allowed to do business in the U.S. for decades. But a similar gambit appeared to work against North Korea. In that case...
...enduring belief that it must stay in the forefront of changes in media has driven its growth. The Beeb ballooned in the 1990s, adding staff and diversifying its operations and output. In came the rolling news service BBC News24, along with a commercial arm, BBC Worldwide. In the drive for ratings, nobody stopped to ask if the corporation could sustain such growth or stretch itself in so many directions...
...think you can define 'traditional knowledge' in that kind of legalistic way." Others fear that, given the notorious corruption of many Third World governments, any royalties that drug companies pay to struggling indigenous peoples might end up in officials' pockets. And by keeping First World scientists at arm's length, the new laws risk slowing development of medicines, such as malaria and cholera remedies, that may benefit the tribes...
...That this Faculty commits itself to fostering civil dialogue in which people with a broad range of perspectives feel safe and are encouraged to express their reasoned and evidence-based ideas.” Wearing a gray suit and red tie, the bespectacled Matory rested his right arm on an empty chair while listening to the initial objections of his colleagues. “Professor Matory desires a situation in which he may say whatever he wishes, no matter how outrageous or inflammatory,” government professor Eric Nelson said. Computer science professor Michael O. Rabin said...
...that had been credited with reducing unemployment. Despite occasional disagreements and opposing party affiliations, Müntefering generally got along well with Angela Merkel, despite their opposing party affiliations. His replacement as Vice Chancellor, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who will retain his current post as foreign minister, has a more arm's-length relationship with the CDU Chancellor. The two recently disagreed openly on policy towards China and Russia...