Word: establish
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...puck to the net, which is something we did pretty well tonight.”When Northeastern’s defenders repeatedly failed to clear loose pucks bouncing less than ten feet from Thiessen, Harvard managed to jump out to a 3-0 lead before the Huskies could establish any rhythm.Within the first two minutes, the Crimson pulled ahead thanks to the stick of senior forward Paul Dufault. The play developed after senior forward Jon Pelle’s wrap-around shot bounced out and Dufault and rebounded for the easy goal.Co-captain Mike Taylor’s fifth goal...
...Following yet another government crisis - and Senate President Franco Marini's failed, five-day attempt to establish a temporary ruling coalition to usher in much-needed electoral reform - the Italian Parliament is expected to be dissolved on Wednesday, and national elections scheduled in April. Though his allies have insisted for the past two years that it's time for new leadership on the Italian center-right, Berlusconi will again be its candidate, for the fifth time in 14 years (with two wins, two losses under his belt). Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni, who once served as Prodi...
...another reason: the attempts at political reform since he left power have not produced a tangible improvement in the daily lives of Indonesians. Corruption, cronyism, a lack of transparency and accountability - they are all still around. Indonesia has been reborn as a young democracy, but because Suharto did not establish durable civic institutions, that democracy is messy enough for many Indonesians to pine for his old New Order...
...past, Mattison, along with others in his community, asked the University to establish and fund a kindergarten through eighth grade school and community center instead of making physical improvements to the neighborhood...
...When charities have to reach the five-percent spending rate, they can just write a check to another group, but we have to plan budgetary cycles over a much longer horizon,” Casey said. “To establish the rules of the road is fine, if there’s abuse. But you don’t always have to legislate...