Word: crucial
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...Most of NATO is ready to strike, but Italy is suddenly demanding that the issue be referred back to the U.N. Security Council (where Russia would almost certainly veto a strike). Rome's support is crucial since Italy provides most of the air bases to be used in the strike, but demurring on Kosovo may be part of Prime Minister Romano Prodi's domestic strategy to keep a Communist faction from bolting his fragile coalition. NATO officials are confident of getting Italy on board, but the continuation of eleventh-hour talks in Belgrade suggest that there...
Part 2: Fuel Monica's obsession with Clinton--and get the evidence. Tripp coached Lewinsky in her campaign to rekindle the affair, secretly tape-recorded her confessions and got her to document her encounters and preserve crucial evidence. Claiming she was good at identifying "patterns" in relationships, Tripp had Lewinsky create a spreadsheet detailing her visits and phone calls with Clinton. She talked Lewinsky out of having the semen-stained dress cleaned, telling her not to wear it because it made her "look fat," and advising her to lock it in a safe-deposit box because "it could be evidence...
...every entrance? And since most children don't outgrow peanut allergies, what happens after graduation? The best way to deal with peanut allergies isn't by outlawing the crunchy little legumes--which are an excellent source of protein--but by doing some homework and taking a few crucial precautions to lessen the risk of injury...
...movement of capital, forbidding currency trading and fixing the ringgit's exchange rate. "Prime Minister Mahathir has effectively pulled his country out of the international economy," says TIME business reporter Bernard Baumohl. "By sharply limiting outflows of capital, Malaysia has scared away long-term investors whose capital is crucial to the building of infrastructure...
...Crimson roared back to life in the fifth game, with a crucial kill by Denniston giving them a 6-3 lead. Harvard extended its lead to 10-4 due to defensive mistakes by the Wildcats, but UNH soon rediscovered its fountain of youth. The Wildcats scored seven consecutive points until a net violation by UNH tied the game at 11. The game exchanged leads several times, until a kill by Walker gave the Wildcats a 15-14 lead, and they capitalized on their game-point opportunity by winning the fifth game...