Word: dilemma
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...basement of the Jakarta Stock Exchange last Wednesday, killing 15, few Indonesians had any doubt what group was behind it. It was the third bombing in as many months to hit just as former dictator SUHARTO and his family were scheduled to be questioned about corruption allegations. The dilemma facing President ABDURRAHMAN WAHID: how to deal with a powerful, well-connected family that will stop at nothing to protect itself. The next morning, a confidant of the President's urged that he "cut off the head of the snake"--meaning, take direct action against the Suharto clique. "We are getting...
Although the media as a whole does not recognize this, the BCS narrowly avoided a major disaster with Michigan's ranking in 1998. I like to call the following scenario the Michigan-Hawaii dilemma...
...this has left the U.S. and its allies with a dilemma. Madeleine Albright, U.S. Secretary of State, and NATO Secretary-General Lord George Robertson have bluntly warned Milosevic to keep his hands off Djukanovic. But they have yet to back up those exhortations with the threat of force. The current NATO commander for Europe, U.S. General Joseph Ralston, has been "as quiet as a church mouse" on the topic, says analyst John Fox of the Washington-based Open Society Institute. Fox says the West has made a critical mistake by letting Milosevic take the offensive. The current stance--keeping Belgrade...
...much a 'with-it' sort of baby," say doctors who testified before British high-court judge Robert Johnson. Mary's life depends on Jodie's heart and lungs, and the strain will probably give Jodie heart failure and kill them both in three to six months. Thus the agonizing dilemma: Should surgeons detach Mary, certainly killing her, to let Jodie live a relatively normal life? Or must they do nothing to harm Mary and stand by while both certainly...
Taking a "teen leave" is an unusual solution to a work-family dilemma, but it could become more popular as the late '80s baby boomlet hits the teenage years--and shell-shocked parents hit a wall. Says a New York mom who's taking time off from her job as a lawyer to get her adolescent son back on track: "It was a rude awakening to discover that you can't have a high-powered career and expect to play a significant role in an older kid's life. At least...