Word: focal
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...Moreover, Senator Obama has a keen sense of the complex dynamics at work within the Middle East. His grasp of the situation in Pakistan and Iran indicates his knowledge of the region; months before Operation Shock and Awe commenced, Obama knew Iraq was far from the focal point of American strategic interests. The invasion of Iraq distracted the world from Iran and other threats; John McCain and the Republicans’ refusal to pull troops out will only sustain that diversion. Obama has repeatedly said that he will not tolerate a nuclear Iran, and there is no reason to believe...
...response to suggestions from residents and city officials, Harvard planners made connectivity, permeability, and sustainability the focal themes of their revised master plan for development in Allston, which was presented to the community at a packed task force meeting last night...
...ostensibly political film, the movie is overwhelmingly centered on its own documentarian. Part of the problem may lie in overlap; having already covered the Bush presidency in 2004’s “Fahrenheit 9/11,” Moore seems unable to find a focal point. Yet this film is so inexorably tied to that previous work—numerous scenes include fans gushing about “Fahrenheit 9/11”—that it still winds up feeling like a retread. Perhaps it was his lack of cohesive vision that led Moore to dedicate...
...sports trophies, close enough to the front door so that if Mrs. Dorfman is out, cigars can be enjoyed. There's just enough room for a leather easy chair and ottoman, where Dorfman himself presides, and a big love seat, where two men can sit without accidentally touching. The focal point of the Man Cave, of course, is the high-definition TV, a once state-of-the-art-and now relatively puny-36-in. (91 cm) liquid-crystal-display (lcd) screen. "Want to watch the Michigan game?" I asked him on a recent Saturday morning. "The Man Cave?" he offered...
...Embassy has been located at Grosvenor Square through generations of pomp and changing circumstance. In 1968 it was a focal point of anti-Vietnam War protests; after the September 11 attacks, it drew ire from local residents worried it could draw terrorist bombs. Through it all, the Mayfair edifice was the site of lively parties for London's chattering classes and influential leaders passing through. All that is due to change, though, with the announcement that the U.S. Embassy plans to relocate across the Thames to a place whose very name reflects a rougher and more industrial tone: the Nine...