Word: creeping
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Bliley of Virginia opened an investigation into the company's federal contracts. In a letter to Energy Secretary Federico Pena, he noted "troubling issues," including the continued funding of Haney's technology "in light of its apparent technical and commercial limitations." It is an inquiry that is sure to creep close to the Vice President's door...
Again, Harvard allowed Central Connecticut to creep its way back into the game. The Blue Devils scored twice in the fourth, once in the sixth and once more in the seventh before junior pitcher Heather Brown got the final batter to ground out to second...
...Harvard Square Defense Fund has been one of the most effective and pugnacious community groups in Cambridge, fighting to defend the small-town, Mom-and-Pop feel of the Square against what it sees as the encroachment of big-name businesses--the so-called "chain creep...
Many have argued the "chain creep" crisis is overstated...
...just simple handouts but a major effort to settle the violent tribal and political quarrels. Kabila told a news conference that any force that came in without a mandate to disarm the Hutu militias "would be useless." Others figured events and pressures on the ground would induce mission creep. "Let's get them in on one mandate," said a U.N. official in New York City, "and see what happens when they get shot...