Word: brunt
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Seaney of Farecompare.com expects most major carriers to jump on board with American's new plan. But "they'll probably let American stew for a couple days" to avoid the brunt of the consumer backlash, he says. United and Delta say they are considering similar charges; Continental declined to comment on American's plan. Southwest Airline - one carrier that is feeling relatively less of the pain, having locked in 70% of its 2008 oil supply at $51 a barrel - said it had "no plans" to institute a bag fee. But even Southwest expects to pay $800 million more in fuel...
...experimental sentiments of the Flower Generation; it’s the kind of quirky devotion a mainstream act couldn’t buy.But for all the carefree energy, Record Store Day feels like a day of defiance, too. In the last decade, independent music stores have borne the brunt of illegal downloading as well as the rise in popularity of online music providers like Amazon.com and iTunes.The drop in music sales is what catalyzed Newbury’s shift toward novelty and niche culture. This, according to Harvard Square Assistant Manager Thom J. Flanagan, is what has allowed the chain...
...ensuring that the most vulnerable elderly aren't left on their own - and improving defenses against vector-borne diseases, with anti-malaria nets and medicines like artemisinin. Such preparations will be especially needed in those parts of the developing world - sub-Saharan Africa, south Asia - that will bear the brunt of climate change. But Patz would also like to see public health tackle carbon emissions directly, cutting off global warming at the source. For him, carbon dioxide should be treated as a pollutant that damages human health, albeit indirectly, and it's in our medical interests to reduce it. "Energy...
...delegation of Shi'ite political leaders to discuss the new cease-fire was that more of his forces be released under the amnesty law. This was to appease his disgruntled followers whose brothers and uncles are the ones behind bars and who feel they have taken an unfair brunt of the surge while former Sunni insurgents are getting paychecks in the Concerned Local Citizens units. Like any good politician, he has to prove he can deliver the goods to his followers - even if he has to go to war for it. With reporting by Brian Bennett, Bobby Ghosh, Abigail Hauslohner...
Among Darfur's displaced, Ahmed's story is a familiar one. Over the past five years, in countless villages across the region, civilians have borne the brunt of a war between government-backed militias known as janjaweed and rebels. Some 200,000 people are dead from violence, hunger and disease, and 2.5 million more are displaced. Although the conflict has no clear ethnic or religious lines, the janjaweed hail from nomadic tribes that identify themselves as Arab, and the rebels represent settled tribes usually labeled African. The plight of the Darfurians has received worldwide attention, with Hollywood stars like George...