Word: faced
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...maize on their territories. The bans were declared illegal in a World Trade Organization panel ruling in 2006, following a case brought by the U.S., Canada and Argentina. The WTO said the national safeguards were not based, as required, on scientific assessment of the risks. In the face of fierce member-state opposition, though, the E.U. has yet to fully implement the WTO's ruling. (See pictures of immigration in Europe...
...federal investigation prompted by unexplained fires at 10 unaffiliated churches in the state this year--all of which have been blamed on arson. Daniel George McAllister, 21, and Jason Robert Bourque, 19, who attended a different church together when they were younger, have been charged with arson and face up to 99 years in prison if convicted...
...children of House Masters face an unusual position, living among college students while observing their parents’ responsibilities firsthand...
...think it’s a mistake to think about women’s issues as only relevant to women and the niche that women fit into,” she said. “Women face similar problems and callenges across diverse social situations, but that’s something everyone should be able to connect with...
...military observers have long cautioned that China's official defense budget figures shouldn't be taken at face value, and that actual spending could be two or three times higher than what is reported. China is engaged in a significant number of expensive military equipment development programs, including likely efforts to develop its first aircraft carrier. Those all make it difficult to curtail spending, says Andrei Chang, Hong Kong-based editor-in-chief of Kanwa Defense Review Monthly. "There are very ambitious military plans for the Chinese," he says. "This is the reason it's impossible to have an increase...