Word: fray
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...many Sudeten Germans settled, and his wife is from a Sudeten family. "The expulsion of the Sudeten Germans cannot be justified under any circumstances." In Austria, Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel said the Czech government should voluntarily compensate the Sudeten Germans. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban also joined the fray. Noting that tens of thousands of ethnic Hungarians had also been expelled, from what is now Slovakia, he said: "This was another shameful event in the 20th century where Hungarians were on the painful, losing side...
Above the fray in Washington, Harvard scientists have slowly pursued embryonic stem cell research in looking for treatments for type 1 diabetes—commonly known as juvenile diabetes— and Parkinson’s disease...
...just how long is the subject of some debate. Chirac's original battle plan - drawn up by his daughter and P.R. supremo Claude - replicated the tactics used by Socialist President François Mitterrand to foil an earlier Chirac bid in 1988. Back then, Mitterrand remained regally above the fray until four weeks before the election, when he launched a blistering campaign focused on a united France. Mitterrand trounced Chirac with 54% of the vote in the second round runoff, the biggest presidential majority of the past two decades. But Chirac's scheme went out the window two weeks...
...Financial reports. Last year's losses, though, have been the focus. New cash flowing into private equity fell 43% last year. "A lot of people are still running," notes Stanley Pantowich, CEO of New York City-based TAG Associates. "I think it's time to get back into the fray." Venture-capital managers are doing just that. Last quarter they made more investments than in the previous quarter, for the first time in a year and a half, reports PricewaterhouseCoopers...
Alarm bells are sounding anew for NATO. the allies rallied around after Sept. 11 but soon discovered the U.S. needed no help to smite its enemies in Afghanistan. Although British special forces joined the fray, "Thanks, but no thanks" was the message from U.S. commanders who, truth be told, didn't want a bunch of Europeans second-guessing them. Besides, what could Europe bring to the shooting party? Where was Europe's Rapid Reaction Force, its strategic airlift, its carrier battle groups...