Word: dependence
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Giving the world's richest nation a break on its dues isn't popular among the poorer U.N. members, and how they vote may depend on how Congress votes on another piece of legislation this month. The White House wants to give the U.N. $739 million next year for its peacekeeping operations, which have been growing in number. A tightfisted Congress, however, seems ready to spend only $500 million...
...groused, "You wouldn't want to end up like me. Forced to depend on complete strangers for food and attention!" It flung sea dung at me on a regular basis. Don't say I didn't warn...
...Australian companies. Out of the 224 elected members of the Senate and House of Representatives, which form the Australian Parliament in Canberra, only one is Aboriginal, the brilliant and resolute young politician Aden Ridgeway. Aboriginal influence is exerted mainly through bureaucracy, committees and the courts; for political clout, Aborigines depend largely on the sympathy and support of whites...
...Gore do anything about it? He may be wise to plan an acceptance speech that is heavy on policy specifics. Better to emphasize the very real practical differences between Democrat Gore and Republican Bush than to depend too much on personality and atmospherics. Gore will not win against Bush among white males in a personality contest...
...report the Concorde crash, as it was their duty to educate the American public about Cheney's Congressional voting record, the environmental efforts being made by Ford Motor Industries and the failed Camp David talks. Whereas outsiders to the industry interpret news as a mere presentation of information, insiders depend on tragedies, celebrations and surprises for basic levels of subsistence. Insiders are not at the liberty to view events with an emotional, sympathetic...