Word: ear
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...with an archenemy. Now he seems content to serve out his term, which ends in 2004. With Vajpayee fading in mind and spirit, many wonder who wields the real power in India. Vajpayee's shadowy right-hand man and national security adviser, Brajesh Mishra, has the Prime Minister's ear. But consensus has it that it is the hawkish Advani, 72, his B.J.P. colleague of 50 years and heir apparent, who increasingly calls the shots...
...Merchant expounded, he ticked off a list of Tyson's misadventures - the notorious ear-biting incident in Tyson's second loss to Evander Holyfield, his evident attempts to break the arm of another opponent, South African heavyweight Frans Botha, and finally the disturbance Tyson backers caused in the Vegas venue after the ear-biting fight...
...quintessential baby boomer, Stone has held a wide variety of jobs—but all along the way he’s been the behind-the-scenes man, the guy with the boss’s ear and also the man with a plan to help the people...
...greater international perspective. He was instrumental in reforming the study abroad procedures; last month the Faculty passed the proposal that he co-authored. His recent experience as director of the Asia Center is also a promising indication that other regional and ethnic initiatives may now find a sympathetic ear...
...course, you don't need to be a genius to know that breast-feeding is good for babies. There is simply no better food for newborns. Breast-fed babies have lower rates of hospital admission, ear infection, diarrhea, rashes, allergies and other medical problems than bottle-fed tots. Another paper last week reported that breast-feeding protects against respiratory illnesses...