Word: echo
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...those employed by the U.S. government. Iraqis working for the U.S. face increased risk of attack according to Ryan C. Crocker, U.S. ambassador in Baghdad. He warned of the dangers Iraqi staff face, and of the likelihood that they would be forced to flee the country. His warnings echo truth, as nine Iraqis have died working for the U.S. Embassy in the last three years...
...feet and use them to elevate the shoulders of the dress. “It’s the idea of ‘metropolis’ being a Greek paradigm—I’m making Grecian-inspired clothing with rigidly structured aspects to echo urban form,” she says. The bear smiles glassily, ignorant that it will be sacrificed in the pursuit of fashion. The next morning, with less than four hours to go before the noon deadline, Hays sits calmly in Quincy dining hall. Her outfit is still two-dimensional—no more...
...Given the embarrassing contortions being performed by the three leading candidates, John McCain almost seems comfortable in his apostasy. His attempt to run bland in 2008, an echo of the 2000 edition of George W. Bush, cratered ignominiously. It was, in part, attributable to McCain's executive ineptitude; when it came to spending, his consultants were as prudent as the pork-peddling legislators he likes to deride. But there was a substantive reason for his failure: his support for a comprehensive immigration bill - the one he co-sponsored with Ted Kennedy - that would provide a path to citizenship...
...Faust’s priorities echo those listed by former president Lawrence H. Summers in his installation speech in 2001. Summers, like Faust, stressed the importance of internationalization, strengthening the sciences, and expanding financial aid to students...
...have guaranteed almost everyone a low-cost or zero-cost higher education option. I don’t think there is any reason private universities have an obligation to provide free services to everybody.” Avery is not alone in his belief, as both Summers and Bok echo his sentiments.“I don’t think the best use of university resources, with all the social problems, with all the research that needs to be done and with all disadvantaged students who want to receive a Harvard education, is to reduce tuition to zero...