Word: fending
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...possible without sharing the Holy City, which both sides claim as their capital. So fractured is the Israeli political consensus, however, that it's quite possible that February's election will fail to break the impasse. Israel's proportional representation system means that even if Livni does manage to fend off the powerful challenge of right-wing former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, she may still lack a majority capable of forcing through a peace agreement that will ignite fierce, and probably violent, resistance from militant right-wing West Bank settlers. Israeli democracy has not given any political party or politically...
...advocated a long-term U.S. military presence in Iraq) will certainly help a Prime Minister under pressure from both his own electorate and his influential neighbor, Iran, to refrain from authorizing an extended U.S. presence. Neutralizing the presence of the Americans as an election issue will help al-Maliki fend off the challenge of rival Shi'ite parties...
...tables were turned in the third period, as the Engineers were forced to fend off their five penalties against the Crimson attack. Harvard’s offense fired 19 shots on Rensselaer in the final frame, 11 of which were on the power play...
...Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 1% on Wednesday, continuing an aggressive effort to fend off a deep recession. The rate now stands at the lowest level since 2004 - and central bankers signaled that they may resort to more cuts in the months ahead...
...that wouldn't be the end of it. In November 2002, during his first stint on the Fed - as a mere member of the board, not the chairman - Bernanke gave a now somewhat infamous speech about what central banks could do to fend off deflation even after short-term interest rates hit zero. The Fed could target longer-term interest rates, he argued. It could buy private securities, not just Treasuries. It could, figuratively speaking, drop money out of helicopters...