Word: dependence
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...Lice evolved with us and depend on us,” Pollack says. “Too bad we can’t claim them as dependants on our IRS tax forms...
...These mass withdrawals pose a direct, albeit somewhat nebulous, threat to China's legitimate (but often poorly managed) lenders, which are burdened by bad loans to state enterprises and depend heavily on the deposits of ordinary Chinese to remain solvent. If the rest of the country follows Zhejiang's example, the deposit exodus could shake confidence in the entire system, sparking bank runs and a financial crisis. Arthur Kroeber, managing editor of the Beijing-based China Economic Quarterly, says the main reason the government increased interest rates last month by 0.27% for one-year loans and deposits?China's first...
...Centre for European Reform in London. He argues that narrowing Europe's persistent growth gap with the U.S. would provide the pride and the resources to increase Europe's influence. "You have to revive the sense of economic dynamism," he says. "Ultimately, both soft and hard power depend on it." While Europeans remain stingy about increasing defense outlays, European troops have become more readily deployable in trouble spots. If E.U. countries manage to ratify the European constitution over the next few years, an E.U. Foreign Minister and diplomatic corps could help cajole member states into a more cohesive and effective...
...July, and could use the firm's technology to integrate RSS into the popular Yahoo! Mail service. Early next year, Apple plans to release a new version of its Safari Web browser, complete with a built-in RSS news reader. Still, mass-market adoption of RSS will probably depend on Microsoft incorporating a news reader into its next Internet Explorer or Outlook e-mail program. So far, the company has given no indication of any such plans. But if RSS numbers continue to grow, the phenomenon will become too big for Microsoft to ignore. And that could give bloggers like...
...team laden with young and inexperienced skaters, Harvard must depend on its veteran statesmen...