Word: buildups
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Romero doesn't go across himself anymore. He has been caught so many times that the border patrol has him on a list of smugglers who are subject to arrest if caught again. Now he hires runners to do the guiding. And with the buildup of agents, lights and cameras along the Naco border, he's bringing his clients much farther west, to Sasabe, where they have to walk 45 miles across the desert before they reach the first road on the U.S. side. "I tell them they will walk some but not much--maybe six hours." Few realize...
...change. For the past 10 years, President Neil L. Rudenstine has worked diligently to strengthen Harvard’s foundations for an evolution that would come only after his tenure had ended. The centerpieces of Rudenstine’s work as president, the $2.6 billion capital campaign and the buildup of the $19 billion endowment, will enable historic investments in the University’s future. The purchase of 58 acres of land in Allston signals a significant alteration in the University’s physical presence. And the efforts to draw together Harvard’s fractious faculties under...
...always played the heavy, the bad guy behind the buildup of fatty plaque in the arteries. The revised recommendations draw new lines in the sand. The optimal level is 100. Levels above 190 are off the charts. But even borderline (101 to 129), high-borderline (130 to 159) and high levels (160 to 189) can benefit from treatment...
...TIME: How do you interpret the Bush Administration's arms-sales plan for Taiwan? Chen: The decision was made because of China's increasing military budget and expanding military buildup, including missile deployment. It is also because China has continued to delay constructive and meaningful dialogue with Taiwan. Because of the threat from China, the military balance in the Taiwan Strait might be lost by the year 2005. That would not only affect Taiwan but would constitute a serious threat to the stability of the entire Asia-Pacific region. The missile threat from China is not just...
...arsenal is far too vast to be defended against, but China—which would fear an American first strike without the ability to retaliate—would have a strong incentive to build up its arsenal in order to overwhelm the defenses. A renewed arms buildup could be severely destabilizing, and leaving China out of this process only courts further tension...