Word: contends
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Bush Administration and many economists contend that the long economic downturn is coming to an end, but with a recovery like this, who needs a recession? Statistics released last week indicate that if a turnaround has begun, it has done so with remarkable subtlety...
ALTHOUGH SOME contend that the perpetrators did not know the implications of their actions, I disagree. The degree of effort, planning and malice that went into the vandalism make its explanation as a drunken prank or an act of random destruction seem empty and contrived...
...intelligence gathering is also hobbled by the familiar Washington turf wars, especially the competition between the CIA and the various branches of military intelligence. Some blame that rivalry for the fact that during the 1989 invasion of Panama, American troops spent four days locating General Manuel Noriega. CIA defenders contend that the agency was kept in the dark about the invasion until a few hours beforehand, thus limiting what it could do. "There is too much cowboyism going on, too much effort by agencies to duplicate the work," says New Mexico Representative Bill Richardson, a member of the House intelligence...
Ladda has assembled a wellbalanced, team-oriented squad for the Crimson to contend with...
With experienced fullbacks in front of her, Donahoe anchored the Crimson's solid 'D'. The defense, coupled with a potentially explosive offense, will help Harvard contend for the Ivy title...