Word: developement
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These days real pearls are easy to find, especially on the Internet. But unlike diamonds, they do not have a universal grading system, so serious buyers must still rely on skilled eyes, which can take years to develop. Most experts warn against purchasing pearls sight unseen because of the seven factors one must consider when assessing their value: size, color, shape, luster, surface quality, nacre and how well they match...
Unlike the usual nonfiction works or thrillers that center on this issue, which tend to focus on the historical and political reasons behind an attack or play up the drama of the situation, Patchett’s beautiful story focuses on the unlikely relationships that develop between 58 dinner party guests and the 18 terrorists who hold them hostage for over four and a half months...
...initial fear and uncertainty of the house soon transforms into a routine of singing, soap operas, and cooking. Relationships develop not only between the party guests, but also between the guests and their captors, and with each language lesson and chess match, there is a sense that they all have forgotten the reason they’re trapped in the house in the first place...
...histories of prominent democracies; most involve civil wars, revolutions or painful, bloody transitions. In Iraq the concept of democracy is strange and new, so it is inevitable that democratization will be a long, drawn-out process with many pitfalls along the way, with no guarantee that democracy will develop. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. Andrew Hailstone Bangkok The U.S. midterm-election results signaled that Americans want a change in U.S. foreign policy. President Bush made a start by replacing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. The President should have followed that...
...Nasiri claims to have worked for could confirm his legitimacy - and they'll never dish. "Even intelligence documents circulated within secret services won't ever say who informants are, or even identify exactly where they are active," the French official comments. Why such inner-circle security? Because circles can develop holes. "Getting informants deep inside operative groups is so rare - and the information obtained from them so potentially vital - that agencies will do anything to protect those sources," he explains. Such care also means anyone who knows if Nasiri's tale is true wouldn't dare step up and confirm...