Word: foothold
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...needs African help in stopping al-Qaeda gaining a foothold on the continent, and in protecting what may become increasingly important energy interests in the West African region. And that has prompted it to engage more actively with African leaders and problems, offering aid and promoting cooperation and good governance. Given the strategic concerns, however, good governance may fall down the priority list. Good governance requires transparency, accountability, the rule of law and democracy. But the war on terrorism has reinforced a tendency to reward high-handed authoritarianism when its perpetrators are targeting U.S. enemies. There'll be no complaints...
...Saudis, even in these countries anti-American anger reached new peaks with the Iraq war. President Bush is almost certain to face angry demonstrations on a number of stops during his Africa stop, and Al-Qaeda will be hoping to use that same anger to gain a foothold in West Africa...
Harvard will get another chance to take down the king of coffee-pong at a tournament that HFTI is planning for Earth Day. Larger cups, warmer weather and a less active atmosphere may help secure a foothold for a bright-eyed, coffee-chugging challenger...
...move that fortifies Harvard’s science facilities—and their foothold in the North Yard—the Corporation last Monday approved a long-awaited $100 million facility for interdisciplinary work in physical sciences and engineering...
...called “partial-birth” abortion ban recently approved by the U.S. Senate (Editorial, “Undermining Roe v. Wade,” March 31). I would like to add, however, that the real agenda underlying this maneuver is to establish a foothold for anti-abortion activists to continue to chip away at women’s rights...