Word: burdens
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Kerry of 1971 paradoxically makes the Kerry of today look like an amateur. He was poised as always without sacrificing vitality; he was sharp and in command, and he seized every opportunity to quietly take his opponent to the cleaners. His nuance wasn’t a burden to his effectiveness; rather, it was captivating. He embodied the feeling of inevitability that has followed his aspirations for the White House; perhaps he was too cocksure, too patrician, but he was clear in his convictions. Today the passionate youth seems to have given way to a flabbier, saggier candidacy...
...simply whistling a happy tune. Yes Iraq is out of control, officials on the ground admit, and it could remain that way for some time yet. But, they add, help is on the way: Once sufficient numbers of Iraqi security personnel are trained and deployed - sometime next year - the burden borne by 130,000 U.S. troops will begin to ease. As silver linings go, it's a tempting explanation, both because it admits the current problems are in large part a result of U.S. failures - to devote sufficient resources to training the Iraqis; to recognize that dissolving Saddam's security...
...faced severe budget constraints in recent years, with ambitious projects in Allston leaving it with a heavy tax burden and a stagnant economy hurting donation numbers. In 2003’s annual letter to the Faculty, Kirby referred to a “period of greater financial constraint,” which has seen budget cuts and layoffs across the University...
After exhausting all means of remediation available to them at Harvard, including a petition for a hearing with the College’s Administrative Board and a personal audience with President Lawrence H. Summers, the ConnectU team ruled out a lawsuit in a May interview, citing the financial burden such action would necessarily impose. But after more than three months—and a rate of expansion demonstrably slower to that of Zuckerberg’s site—Narendra and the Winklevosses retained the counsel of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett and Dunner, L.L.P for ConnectU LLC. The firm...
...HEAVY INDEBTEDNESS of American consumers is nothing new. U.S. families have gradually been spending more of their household budget, about 13%, on debt payments. As long as housing prices hold up, economists say the debt burden will stay manageable. But as interest rates rise, mortgages and credit-card debt get more expensive, especially for those making less than $50,000 a year. "If you look at the low end of the income spectrum, they seem to be having more difficulty making payments," says Sohn. Over time, the deficit could worsen that effect, by making interest rates higher than they would...