Word: build-up
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...According to Reuters, "The International Monetary Fund warned of a more severe economic downturn unless governments move aggressively to fix the financial system by removing troubled assets from banks' books." Since many policy makers believe that moving toxic financial assets into "bad banks" is not a solution to the build-up of bad paper on financial firms' balance sheets, the IMF's suggestion may go unheeded...
...fourth quarter number was helped somewhat by a build-up in inventories. Real final sales for domestic product, which excludes inventories, decreased 5.1% in the fourth quarter. This is the biggest drop since 1980. (See pictures of the 1958 recession...
...Lebanon-Israel border long has served as a locus of Arab retaliation against Israel during periods of heightened violence. But since the 2006 war between Hizballah and Israel, the border has remained calm with the Shi'a militants concentrating their efforts on a military build-up for what they believe is an inevitable future encounter with their Israeli foes. "I think Hizballah has to keep it quiet along the border. The rules have changed since 2006," says Timur Goksel, a university lecturer in Beirut who served from 1979 to 2003 with the United Nations peacekeeping force in south Lebanon, known...
...quest to save the hero, Huan. Gruskin was impeccable throughout the evening, and when the call returned, it was as clear but more optimistic, fitting the music perfectly. The strings were agile both dynamically and technically, evoking a mystical landscape, and the winds marched solidly behind them. A controlled build-up led to an exciting conclusion...
Peat bogs—pools of dead plant material that does not decay due to the cold, wet environment—facilitate a build-up of undecomposed carbon...