Word: doorstep
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...island's ability to defend itself. In 1996 that commitment brought Washington and Beijing to the precipice of confrontation, after President Clinton moved a naval battle group into the Taiwan Strait to avert an invasion. But the prospect of putting U.S. forces into harm's way on China's doorstep has never been an appealing one, which fuels the argument in Washington for enhancing Taiwan's own ability to defend itself. But Beijing is insisting that it would be forced to up the ante if Washington upgrades Taiwan's defenses. And so the bidding war is under...
...contrast, the Crimson only picked up one power play tally on the night, a tip-in by sophomore center Dom Moore on the doorstep after a pass from assistant captain Chris Bala. An empty-netter by rookie winger Tim Pettit sealed the deal...
...connect until late in the second. Senior winger Tammy Shewchuk set up sophomore linemate Kalen Ingram deep in Wildcat territory with an open path to the net. Huggon played Ingram to shoot, but instead Ingram slipped the puck perfectly across the crease to Botterill on the opposite doorstep for Harvard's second goal--Botterill's nation-best 38th of the season...
...because of this new evidence, we now know that there have been major northwestern earthquakes over the past couple thousand years. And that means, of course, that there will probably be another. So it's only lately that we've realized we've got a whopper on our doorstep...
...While the staff can be blamed for some of the confusion, even his closest advisers insist that Clinton is a big part of the problem. 'A lot of it can't be laid at anyone's doorstep but his own,' said one last week. Democratic Party elders admit to being stunned by Clinton's judgment lately. Having his $200 haircut and allowing a Hollywood producer to work out of a White House office and then intervene on behalf of friends to win White House air-charter business have done serious damage to his public standing. 'The best politician the Democratic...