Word: behavior
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...around 7%, it has become more embedded into global arrangements. In November, Russia won critical U.S. support for its bid to join the World Trade Organisation, and Putin has tried to make Russia an indispensable partner for dealing with Iran and other pressing geopolitical issues. But Russia's behavior is not yet predictable. In late September, Putin started a nasty spat over trade with neighboring Georgia, deporting hundreds of Georgians from Moscow and other Russian cities. And he pushed through new domestic legislation that restricts nongovernmental organizations operating in Russia...
...four years. There was a World Cup, stupid. There was a monthlong celebration of the global game, played to the highest levels, with the usual mixture of sublime skill (the early performances by Argentina and Spain), promise unfulfilled (England's hapless, overpaid team), bad luck (Australia's exit), bad behavior (Portugal) and a controversy for the ages (Zin?dine Zidane's head butt?which, by the way, was the moment when YouTube made it into the consciousness of a whole collection of fogies who had hitherto been blithely unaware of its existence, this writer included.) I loved every minute...
...CCSR supported a proposal calling on Coca-Cola to investigate accusations of anti-union behavior in Colombia. The decision came on the heels of a of a similar vote last year in which it called on Coca-Cola to appoint an independent investigator...
...separate the account of the American people and the American government. With the government of the U.S., the issue is different. I sent a letter to Mr. Bush. I really wanted him to revise his behavior. But apparently it didn't have any effect...
...want to resolve the problem. We do not want to waste time. We do not want a political game. What we want is for the rights of the Iraqi people to be returned to them. If the government of the United States changes its behavior, the conditions will be changed. Then a dialogue could take place...