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...International Monetary Fund has so far been unable to sway Suharto from his plan, which would have dire repercussions throughout Asia. A currency collapse in Indonesia would force devaluations in Malaysia, Singapore and perhaps even China and Hong Kong. With a single selfish action, Suharto could send the entire region back into meltdown...
Somewhere, but not at Harvard. University officials said that not even a dire storm will alter the final exam schedule...
...situation has become so dire that many of the poorer teams have become virtual minor league franchises. Whenever a young player for a small market club becomes a star, the team must trade him before his contract expires because it cannot afford to resign...
...most students taking baby steps from the closet, the decision to broadcast homosexual feelings is fraught with the possibility of negative, even violent reaction. The students often dislike lying to classmates but know the consequences of coming out can be dire. After Legare circulated a petition last spring urging Cabot to combat antigay bigotry, some students yelled "faggot" at him. An athlete in four sports, Legare didn't suffer the worst abuse because, he says, "I'm not stereotypically gay." But he was once shoved and kicked. For De Vries, harassment came in the form of vulgarities whispered behind...
...elbowing penalty on junior defender Claudia Asano seconds into the contest seemed to portend a dire start. However, the adverse flared into the auspicious when freshman Kiirsten Suurkask scored a shorthanded goal just 1:59 into the game...