Word: derail
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...absolute terms, of course, the U.S. is still the world leader in scientific research. A half-century's worth of momentum is tough to derail. Yet, says Shirley Tilghman, president of Princeton and a molecular biologist, "there's still reason to feel some urgency. The world is not standing still while we take a pause...
Kirby said he did not expect his resignation, effective June 30, to derail the curricular review—as some professors have said it might...
...unquestionable that Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby’s decision to step down at the end of the academic year and the imminent search for a new dean will dramatically change Faculty politics and policies. These events should not, however, derail or delay a curricular review already in its advanced stages, one that stands to improve the Harvard College academic experience dramatically...
...However, any indication that the accounting and securities manipulations are widespread rather than isolated to Livedoor could send markets reeling once again and derail Japan?s fitful recovery. Morgan of HSBC says there is no sign of that so far, ?but if Livedoor had that brilliant idea, it?s possible that other companies might have had similar thoughts.? For now, however, most analysts TIME contacted contend that Japan?s stock market, its economy, and the financial reporting controls are fundamentally strong. In fact, Peter Tasker, an economist at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in Tokyo, maintains that the ?Livedoor Shock? could...
...communication abilities to allow U.S. troops to talk to and support Iraqi forces when they need reinforcement. The U.S. military insists that all those benchmarks are trending in the right direction. For example, the Americans say that despite launching 50 attacks a day, the insurgents have been unable to derail political progress. Even more heartening are signs that locals are turning against the fighters: tips to U.S. forces have increased from 442 in February to 4,700 in September, although it's unclear how many lead to insurgents' being captured or killed...