Word: expanded
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That hard line showed up first in the form of a Yeltsin flip-flop on the notion of an expanded NATO. During an August visit to Warsaw, he had declared that Polish membership in the alliance "would not be counter to Russian interests." That was taken as a green light for drawing much of the old East bloc into the alliance, and Western policy planners immediately went to work on mechanisms for membership. First to join would be the so-called Visegrad countries -- Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary -- probably by the end of the '90s. Then might come...
...True, perhaps, but the problem with the Roman Empire was that it was a threat to the tribes and nations gathered sullenly on its periphery. Like the Roman Empire at its height, NATO no longer stands toe to toe with an enemy of nearly equal might. If the alliance ; expands, it must expand enough to embrace Russia, the newly powerful generals included. Anything less would be to exclude them as enemies and invite the kind of hostility enemies are expected to show...
Last week, Harvard officials announced a major new initiative to expand the women's athletic program. Officials said the effort featured a $250,000 annual pricetag--comprised of gifts from alumni and friends, earmarked specifically for women's athletics...
...attempt to expand its share of the quick-fix chocolate market, Hershey, maker of the Kiss, unveiled the Hug this summer. Officially described as "mini Hershey's Kisses hugged by white chocolate," Hugs look like Kisses with brown and white stripes...
Officials say the company is hoping to expand, possibly opening two new divisions within the next year. General Manager Richard M. Olken '68, who has been in office for almost one year, says HSA may take over the management of several House grills...