Word: begun
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...noted that his three main priorities—finishing the curricular review, continuing work in Allston, and concluding the work of the committee on science policy—all “have their roots in initiatives that were begun in the past...
...CYCLE With this year's Tour de France having begun and ended with doping scandals, cycling is?yet again?under the microscope. For a March 12, 2001, story, TIME spoke with a former cyclist who revealed how enhancing performance can lead to lasting addiction...
...group of Norwegians came to investigate what was causing fires," says David Okot, a camp official. "As they were leaving, a new fire erupted. They went to look at it and one of their cameras burst into flames." Rumors have begun to circulate in the camp that the only way to appease the spirits is to find the most beautiful girl in Anaka and sacrifice her. Joseph Kony, the (lra) leader, who was indicted last year by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, has himself secured loyalty from troops by claiming the ability to channel...
...with tensions rising, the situation at home is likely to get worse. Earlier last month, police confiscated all the illegal satellite dishes in my neighborhood under the guise of preventing the broadcast of impure content. The "real" story circulating among residents went like this: a regime official had recently begun importing small, laptop-size satellite dishes that work indoors. If the government rounded up the rooftop dishes, everyone would be forced to buy the official's dishes. For a while, people on my block stood outside debating what to do. The elders finally shook their heads in dejection while their...
...fall of 2003, just two years after the 9/11 attacks, doubts had begun to creep back in. The most striking manifestation of American miscalculation was the refusal of Iraqis to peacefully embrace the nascent democracy created for them by U.S. arms. Far from abating, violence in Iraq increased over time. Part of the problem was the insufficiency of U.S. boots on the ground. General Eric Shinseki turned out to have been right that "something on the order of several hundred thousand soldiers" would be needed to stabilize post-Saddam Iraq. Trying to do the job with around 135,000--roughly...