Word: bulks
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...Iraq. Last month an Illinois Guardsman died in an ambush in Afghanistan; so far, at least eight members of the reserves and the National Guard have died in Operation Iraqi Freedom. And now that the fighting is over, the work is just beginning for reservists, who will provide the bulk of the military manpower for postwar reconstruction - bridge building, restoring utilities, decontamination - and peacekeeping. Deployment may last as long as two years. Some reservists in such sought-after specialties as military police have shipped out two or three times over the past few years...
...Colonel Hodges constantly reminded his staff that the key to success was flexibility. After the bulk of the fighting was over he said, "I knew from Day 1 that there would be changes, but I may not have been prepared for the speed, number and breadth of them. The Commanding General was always telling me to keep my forces postured for any change that might occur." Hodges says his driving goal had been to always have some combat power not fully committed, kept available for anything the Commanding General asked. "It was my duty to give him flexibility," he says...
Paradoxically, the existence of superspreaders could be good news: if just a few victims are responsible for the bulk of the outbreak, the disease should be easier to control with aggressive quarantine measures. Some doctors have also postulated that as the virus radiates from the initial patient, it becomes less virulent, meaning that those who come down with second- or third-generation infections may be in less danger. That could explain why in Europe nobody has died and most cases have not turned out to be life threatening. Says Dr. Joseph Sung, chief of clinical medicine at Prince of Wales...
Allard appears to be bringing the freshman along slowly. This season, Miller has seen the bulk of the action, appearing in 17 games to Halpenny’s eight...
...year after a consultant told Harvard it could be saving millions by buying in bulk, the University is moving forward with a number of cost-cutting measures and is contemplating streamlining other administrative functions...