Word: cementing
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...energy was funneled to foreign and joint-venture firms to keep their assembly lines humming. The electricity crunch hit China's fastest-developing eastern and southern regions the hardest, as overtaxed power plants simply couldn't keep up with the pressure from energy-intensive industries such as steel and cement. As a result, a province like Zhejiang saw its 2003 economic growth rate come in 1% lower than expected...
...asserting too much independence from the West. Or it was the CIA because, well, because they're the CIA. One former government official even insisted to Time that Djindjic ordered a fake hit on himself, so that in the aftermath he could impose a state of emergency and cement his hold on power. According to this theory, he died when the original plot to kill only his bodyguard was hijacked by foreign agents. For six months, the trial of 13 alleged conspirators accused of killing the pro-reform Prime Minister has served mainly to stoke the rumor mill. The testimony...
...sounds deceptively simple: hold Iraq together, and lay the groundwork so reasonably fair elections can be held just seven months down the road, in January 2005. Getting there won't be easy, but after a year of U.S. stumbling, the Brahimi plan may well be the last chance to cement Iraq together as a relatively stable country. At this point, concedes a British official, "there is no plan...
...trim 62 kg) to readying the right electrolyte-replacement drinks (he'll consume 4 L of those and 4 L of water). "There are no surprises," he says. "If I don't win, there was something wrong with my plan of action." One last gold would not only cement his place as walking's greatest, but also boost his post-Athens work - promoting walking and fitness. "Walking develops the whole body. And it's a cheap sport!" he says, in full salesman mode. "You can train anytime, anywhere." He has helped to start eight athletics clubs in Poland and owns...
...Obviously, that's bad news if you happen to be in the business of selling, say, iron to China. But a slowdown would be welcome in many quarters. China's appetite for raw materials has been Brobdingnagian. The country consumed 40% of the world's cement, 31% of the world's coal and 27% of its steel last year, helping drive up prices for many commodities, such as metals, by 50%. But prices have been falling for several weeks, to the delight of many. Jeffrey Sheu, spokesman for Taiwan-based bicycle maker Giant Manufacturing, applauds China's efforts to rein...