Word: dependence
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...finding the pressure points of a capitalist society. Following a firebomb attack on Kathmandu's luxury Soaltee Crowne Plaza hotel, the Maoists demanded the closure of a dozen multinational companies and declared a blockade of the main roads leading into the capital?upon which its 1.5 million residents depend for everything from fuel to food. Vegetable prices rose, tourists canceled their visits and officials warned that fuel supplies could run dry by next week. The companies that closed up shop included tobacco giant Surya Nepal, whose taxes account for up to 4% of the government's revenue; others ceased operation...
...Evil Empire” doesn’t win, the logic goes. And, without fail, the Yankees do succeed and best the Red Sox. One can only imagine what would happen if the tables were somehow turned. After all, the Red Sox fans have come to depend on losing, to secretly love it. What would they do without...
...high stakes game continues. While prospects for a peaceful outcome at Najaf persist, its attainment will depend in large part on Moqtada Sadr's sense of timing - and his, and Allawi's, grasp of the maxim that "politics is the art of the possible...
...consultation, and so on. But what struck many observers was a warning: when any opponents engage in criticism intended "to show that the government is not pursuing good leadership or making good policy," Lee said, the government has to "rebut or even demolish them." Singapore's continued success may depend on whether its talented people come to see their new Prime Minister as a man who revels in such tough talk?or as someone whose smile lasts longer than just an hour-long ceremony...
...glacial rivers, he warns that "a huge plateau of silt" will eventually form around the large dam that, together with dust from normal soil erosion, could be blown into storms by the heavy winds that sweep Iceland. These dust storms, in turn, could damage the vegetation that the reindeer depend on for survival. "We are concerned about early summer winds, erosion and dust storms" taking their toll on the land, Sigfússon says. Arnalds responds that much of the region is already dusty and barren, but that soil erosion is being taken seriously in Iceland and research is under...