Word: dependence
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...make both the U.S. and the Shi'ite parties uncomfortable, and managing the political fallout will be a major challenge. He'll need to convince Iraqis, few of whom have a positive view of the U.S., that he's no prot?g? of Washington. And he'll need to depend on the Bush administration's reluctant recognition that no matter how distasteful to Americans, his national unity program is their last best hope in Iraq...
...change may be killing migratory birds. I had no idea there was a link between declining bird populations and global warming. We should not forget that the death of even a single bird because of environmental factors can be linked to the fate of human beings, since we all depend on the health of our ecosystem. Tadashi Kawabe Fukuoka, Japan Of Illness and Morality time's interview with evangelist Franklin Graham [May 29] astonished me. He seems to believe that diseases such as cancer and leprosy are the result of "a sinful lifestyle." In Jesus' day, no one knew...
...going to be.” Kirshen said that their findings are still alarming. “If we don’t take action now, it could become very expensive to live in the region,” he said. “The amount it changes will depend on how we act in the next 50 years.” The study considered three potential responses to climate change: the head-in-the-sand approach, which involves taking no action; the structural approach, which involves reacting to imminent damage; and the “green” approach...
...advice. The first type insists that we must use our talents to change the world dramatically. The second maintains that it is more important to focus on the most immediate things, making a difference one person at a time. But how well we fare on either path will depend on how faithfully we retain the most important lesson Harvard has taught us: how to challenge, and be challenged by, other thinkers and ideas, regardless of their prominence or scope...
...urine using as little as one drop, whereas current detection involves sending several milliliter samples to a lab and waiting several days for results, Lieber says.Lieber says he believes the device is ready for production and is waiting for the stars to align.“It will depend on getting the right group of people together who are motivated to make that happen and not simply interested in money,” Lieber writes.Lieber envisions a hand-held device for use at home or at doctors’ offices.“There is great advantage to getting answers...