Word: assets
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...rowing as a reporter and an athlete. He is up-front about this, mentioning in the book that he covered rowing for various magazine before returning to the sport, such as Sports Illustrated, Town & Country and Harvard Magazine, where he is currently an editor. His expertise is an asset in his eye for detail and his intelligent description. There is no doubt that he is an experienced rower, knowledgeable and passionate about the sport. Lambert explains the basics as well as the nuances of rowing in straightforward terms that provide a solid introduction to the sport...
...most crucial asset for terrorists is instead their human resources--a large pool of alienated, relatively poor, predominantly male youths who feel their nation or religion is being unjustly targeted by outside forces, particularly American. What better way to enlarge this human resource pool than an apparently (to populations of such countries) unprovoked attack by the United States? The anti-American demonstrations that rocked the Islamic world from Bangladesh to Egypt following the air strikes serve as only the most harmless manifestation of the emotions that may lead droves of young people to join terrorist organizations...
...think this tournament was an indicator of the heart this team has," Graham said. "I have a good feeling about the spirit of the whole team, especially the doubles. This doubles play will be a great asset to the team and will give us a lot of confidence. It's still early in the season, but we got a flash of what everyone can do. This was a good indicator of where...
...four children and his wife of 45 years, whom he still mourns since her death six years ago. Yet Hyde admitted the affair with a speed and self-effacement that set the standard for such things. The performance cemented the notion that Hyde is the best--maybe only--asset the Republicans have at the moment: a man who looks, and is, sound and fair, even as he oversees a panel whose members are not all known for those qualities...
...indication of how far Asian Americans have come in politics that John Lim, who is running for U.S. Senator in Oregon, thinks his thick Korean accent is actually an asset with voters. "They love it," he says. "They know I speak with a sincerity about who I am." Lim, 62, immigrated to the U.S. in 1966 and worked odd jobs--janitor, gardener, house painter--before entering the real estate business. In 1990, as a political neophyte, Lim finished second in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Two years later, he won a seat in the state senate. Now Lim has spun...