Word: dependence
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...Prosecution is almost always problematic. Traffickers know that cases depend on victims testifying, so in places like Kosovo they are sure to give their women "contracts," written in English for the benefit of English-speaking U.N. police. Traumatized and deeply humiliated by their ordeal, most women fail to testify even when given the chance. One-third of the women "rescued" in Kosovo in a six-month period last year refused to incriminate their captors. Twice peacekeepers have raided a railside nightclub in the south central town of Ferizai, and twice they came up empty-handed after the girls failed...
...hill and looks out over the whiteness. He starts naming it: "Vatr' agwaahgwail"--the line of a caribou trail. "Vatthaih ik"--Snowy Owl Mountain. "Shih han"--Brown Bear River. Each part of the landscape has a name and a story, often related to the caribou the Gwich'in depend on for food. As he speaks, the whiteness comes alive. "When I stand here, I feel I am free," says Peter, a staunch opponent of oil drilling. "Here nature is the only...
...fate of the dog samples will depend on Westhusin's work. He knows that even if he gets a dog viably pregnant, the offspring, should they survive, will face the problems shown at birth by other cloned animals: abnormalities like immature lungs and cardiovascular and weight problems. "Why would you ever want to clone humans," Westhusin asks, "when we're not even close to getting it worked out in animals...
...developing nations of Asia and Latin America, which depend on foreign capital, there is apprehension about how President Bush would respond to any of the financial crises that are bubbling just below the surface of those regions. Moises Naim, editor of the monthly Foreign Policy and a former Venezuelan Trade and Industry Minister, joked that the attitude in Davos was best summed up by someone who didn't come. "Fidel Castro said he just hoped Bush would not turn out to be as stupid as he seems," said Naim. In addition to Bush's mandate problems, a sharply divided...
Harvard volleyball can really be something special, both in the East and even nationally. The only problem is that the greatness of the program won't depend on the coaches and the players as it should. Instead, it will unfortuntely depend on the amount of respect the team can earn at this University in the coming years...