Word: fixedly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...know anything about the nuclear deal," says Khursheed Alam Siddiqui, an electrician in New Delhi. "For poor people like me, who work all day, eat two meals and go to sleep, it's rising prices that are the real issue. That's what I want the government to fix...
...know that over time, Amazon will fix all the little--insignificant, really--things that initially annoyed me about the Kindle. And when it does? My gadget romance will no doubt be re-Kindled...
...that resulted in U.S. Sugar's sale. The city and Hendry County plan to lobby aggressively for the town's needs to be considered, and for help making the economic adjustment to the departure of U.S. Sugar. Still, America is littered with examples that show there's no easy fix when a company town loses its economic engine. "If you just take U.S. Sugar out of the mix and don't replace it with anything, it'll be catastrophic," said Antonio Perez, one of the town's four attorneys. Perez also grows cane that's sold to U.S. Sugar...
...experts familiar with the city's plans for short-term pollution controls say Beijing's air should vastly improve in the final run-up to the Games. That will be good news for the country's reputation and a successful event. However, the solution is only a quick fix; once the controls are lifted, Beijing will most likely return to its smoggy norm...
...while cleaner skies will be a welcome sight for the Olympic hosts, Beijing's residents won't have long to enjoy it. The restrictions will be kept in place for the Sept. 6-17 Paralympics, then end on Sept. 20. "The measures are only a short-term fix," says Wen Bo, China director for the NGO Pacific Environment. "I think the current Beijing government couldn't have the time and energy to think of long-term solutions for fixing air pollution...