Word: coverting
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...prop from the Get Smart set but rather a covert Soviet listening device that dates to the 1960s. Planted in the heel of a target's shoe, it could monitor conversations...
...Some critics in Congress and the Administration say that such a plan, meant to secretly influence a foreign government, should be legally deemed a "covert action," which by law would then require that the White House inform the intelligence committees on Capitol Hill. Some in Congress would undoubtedly raise objections to this secret use of publicly appropriated funds to promote democracy...
...parties can agree that covert consumption of alcohol is dangerous, but a lower MLDA would not solve it. Although 18-to-20-year-olds would feel more comfortable seeking medical assistance for alcohol poisoning, younger teenagers, whose chances of becoming a victim of alcohol poisoning would increase, would not. Also, given that 98 percent of conclusive studies found an inverse relationship between MLDA and drunk-driving accidents, lives saved in hospitals may still be lost behind the wheel...
...will help subsidize the cheaper leisure fares. Kuwait is also a jumping-off point for U.S. military personnel and government workers going into war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. And the route is sure to become a "war shuttle," filled with troops, Pentagon officials, contractors, journalists--even the occasional covert operative. The 11-hour flight saves travelers more than four hours and a connection. "It's an amazing time saver," says Jay Jones, a Virginia-based consultant who was on the inaugural flight. "Because of this route, I plan on making Kuwait my gateway to the region...
...presentation itself, my professor patted me on the shoulder and called me the "gender balance" of my project. I was stunned. After almost a year at Harvard—where sometimes, I felt slightly out of place because of my sex—I had the bitter taste of covert discrimination lingering in my mouth as I left Cambridge for the summer...