Word: discordance
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...filling his car at a gas station, a woman crossing the street holding a baby, a sweeping view of the town—to create a superficial sense of security. The exterior goings-on of this “Pleasantville”-esque neighborhood renders its interior discord shocking. “Snow Angels,” while successful in its faithful representation of human relationships, suffers from some heavy-handed production choices that warp the bleak into the boring. Most notably, the ending drags on painfully as the climax gets buried beneath a long series of concluding scenes. Green...
...that we had discord amongst ourselves, we just noticed differences respective to each of our economic situations...and the degree of impact," said Japanese finance minister Fukushiro Nukaga, who co-chaired the G-7 meeting with Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui. "But we're here to work in partnership to overcome this difficulty." The U.S. was "taking on the central role" Nukaga said, adding that "each country will do what they can, respectively...
...This distrust speaks volumes of Nepal's present predicament, where parties spar over everything from the distribution of ministries to the appointment of ambassadors. "There is no genuine consensus at all," says Rhoderick Chalmers, Nepal expert for the International Crisis Group. Continued discord only strengthens the hand of the weakened King. Though the throne has lost much of its credibility under Gyanendra, many Nepalis still look to the institution as a source of stability and unity. "You can't legislate away the emotional link of the people," says Thapa. Others, including journalist Dixit, fear further squabbling and political anarchy could...
Still, the discord between the younger Wolff and Walsh—“they didn’t always get along that well and I think that it’s kind of a touchy issue,” says Crimson center fielder Matthew T. Vance ’08—does not overwhelm John’s memories of his time at O’Donnell Field and Harvard in general...
Even the arrival of kids doesn't necessarily end the arrangement. The census counts 817,000 children under 18 who have married parents living apart for reasons other than marital discord. For these couples, it can mean a hectic and stressed-out lifestyle akin to single parenting for one spouse and an achingly lonely and guilt-ridden one for the other. Every Monday, Jaime Cangas, 40, kisses his wife Karen, 36, goodbye as she leaves their Plano, Texas, home and heads toward the airport. As a consultant for Accenture, she will be gone until late Thursday night, working with clients...