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...midst of war and starvation in the late 1960s, the nations adopted Borlaug’s dwarf wheat and were able to avert both...
Dartboard couldn’t avert his eyes as a full foot of flesh (among the three of them) stared him square in the face. Their low-rise jeans, pushed even lower by their vain attempts to fit into clothes evidently sized for their pop idols, were hiked up just enough to show some modesty while standing up. But the mechanics of sitting had changed them into exhibitionists. Dartboard’s eyes were burning...
...Sonia Gandhi's entry into politics five years ago was widely viewed as an attempt to avert the total collapse of the Congress Party's fortunes, and prepare the way for one of her children to assume their father's mantle. The Prime Minister's office has suddenly become available, unexpectedly early, long before 33-year-old Rahul, just elected to parliament for the first time, is ready. She may not have anticpated it, but Sonia may now be forced to take the top job herself. Given the difficulty of altering the economic circumstances that ended Vajpayee's tenure...
...letter addressed to Secretary of State Colin Powell and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, Summers urged immediate revisions of the student visa application process to avert the detrimental decline in foreign graduate students across the country. The situation has become so acute that Harvard and other institutions can no longer attract adequate numbers of foreign graduate applicants...
...rescue plan risks a veto from Brussels on antitrust grounds. Labor Minister Roberto Maroni promises the government will sign an emergency decree this week, reportedly set to dole out €120 million to Alitalia and Italy 's smaller carriers this year. That would keep the flagship airline afloat and avert disastrous labor strife. But even if the bailout gets past E.U. competition czar Mario Monti, there's a more far-reaching conundrum. Analysts say Alitalia's long-term survival requires further privatization and a merger with another major airline. But Alitalia is in no shape to merge. A Europe-based...