Word: footholds
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Once the disease gained a foothold, it spread rapidly among Africans in the same way it has among homosexuals in the U.S.: through sex with multiple partners. Surveys of African AIDS patients in Rwanda and Belgium found they had had an average of 32 sex partners. Huge reservoirs of infection exist along trade routes connecting the hard-hit countries of the AIDS belt. "In the epicenter," says Belgian Microbiologist Peter Piot, "15% to 25% of the adult population is affected. That's really mind blowing...
Chad's 20-year civil war took a startling, bloody turn last week as some 2,000 rebels battled three Libyan columns in Chad's Tibesti mountain region. The guerrillas, who earlier helped Libya gain a foothold in northern Chad, broke with Libyan Strongman Muammar Gaddafi after his troops shot and wounded Rebel Leader Goukouni Oueddei last October...
...would replace U.S. Attorney William Weld, who was recently promoted to head of the Federal justice system's criminal division. The Massachusetts U.S. Attorney coordinates all prosecution for Federal law, including investigations on charges such as racketeering. The position is considered a valuable political foothold...
...exotic bugs gain more of a foothold, USDA researchers have begun exploring new technologies. An X-ray machine that can find soft, fleshy objects like produce is now being evaluated at Miami International Airport. A stethoscope-like device that can pick up the munching sounds of insects as they feed inside fruits and grains is being tested at a USDA laboratory in ) Gainesville, Fla. Not all methods are mechanical. In New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, beagles have been trained to detect contraband flora. Jackpot, J.F.K.'s first beagle, has sniffed out oranges, papayas and two 10- lb. mangoes...
...buyers of foreign cars but for the domestic U.S. auto industry, which is expected to produce about 8.7 million cars this year. At a time when American auto firms are fighting hard to regain ground lost earlier to Japanese and other foreign manufacturers, Honda has established a strong U.S. foothold with its shrewd decision in 1977 to build an assembly plant in Marysville, Ohio. Honda's expansion is also a sign that Japanese manufacturers are gearing up their competitive engines to maintain and enlarge their market share...