Word: distantly
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...Much of this shadowy violence was probably perpetrated by the state itself and conceivably augured a distant leadership conflict. Some Burma watchers talk of a split between the regime's hard-liners and moderates, a wishful hypothesis that essentially boils down to two people. The so-called moderate is the ageless, reptilian Khin Nyunt, the newly fashioned "Prime Minister General," who is always conspicuously equipped with a sidearm during official visits, even to kindergartens. His rival is Than Shwe, the top general and archetypal hard-liner. To encourage unity, the Burmese military has always promoted loyalty before brains, and Than...
...Steel Structure Co. as a scout on China's economic front line. Its 200 workers in Anhui province rivet together prefabricated structures for factory assembly lines, which churn out goods for stores like Wal-Mart. A year ago business was so brisk that the company imported 70 workers from distant Shandong province to keep up with demand. But the mainland's torrid investment in everything from automobile plants to office high-rises to railroads has boosted the price the company pays for its main raw material, steel, by 24% in just four months. Yet the company hasn't been able...
MIT’s entry finished a distant third, clocking...
...what has become a Tuesday morning (4 a.m.) ritual performed by the naked, conscious and oddly energetic among Quincy’s student bodies. With little other than their manhood and dignity to weigh them down, the Quincy 400 boys made an impressive showing, though still came in a distant second to Bianca E. Richmond ’06 who managed to completely overtake them as she set a record setting pace in the Fox 1000. Richmond, having misplaced her shoes, her skirt and her shirt throughout her drunken prowl for a nice Fox boy to go home with, swears...
...each of the victories for Harvard (2-0), the Big Red finished second, albeit a distant second in the third varsity, 15.2 seconds off the pace...