Word: arsenale
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...bombings have proved highly effective. Presumably the Palestinians would be happy to fight the Israelis conventionally, army against army, but they have no real military. They have no tanks, no air force, no artillery--just a bunch of militias armed with machine guns and, if you count Hamas' illicit arsenal, some mortars and rockets. Israel, on the other hand, has one of the most powerful and modern militaries in the world. The asymmetry produces a lopsided body count. Since the fighting began in September 2000, some 1,200 Palestinians have been killed, compared with some 400 Israelis. That disparity feeds...
...master were another perquisite of Baker's office. Driving a white BMW and consorting with the likes of Jerry Brown and Linda Rondstadt, Baker grew increasingly out of touch with the center's early, earthy spirit, and ever more adept at concealing or justifying his behavior with an arsenal of Zen-style obfuscations and semantic tricks...
Suddenly Palestinians felt that they were restoring their honor by fighting the aggressor, by not being helpless victims. Facing a superior Israeli army with its formidable arsenal, they felt morally victorious as the children of the stones became heroes of defiance. While that sense of victory served Arafat as a psychological platform to launch his peace initiative and recognition of Israel, it was the Oslo agreement and the peace process that followed that disillusioned the Palestinians and threw them into a new episode of confrontation. The reluctance of Israeli governments to implement promised withdrawals from Palestinian land, and then...
...freshman class not only brings an arsenal of talent to the pitching mound, but behind the plate as well. Allard has looked toward three freshmen to fill in the gap left by last season’s loss of two Crimson catchers...
...five-pitcher arsenal also gives Harvard the option of using relievers to confound opponents. This can be effective because the five pitchers have a wide range of styles...