Word: friction
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...feet, which he says is one of his skiing strengths. He started racing young. "It's a very elemental sport," Miller told TIME at a recent race stop in Kitzbühel, Austria. "You're using just gravity to get down the mountain and trying to cut down on friction and wind resistance and air. It's pretty pure...
...election was the high Palestinian voter turnout. This hints that the popularity of organizations such as Hamas, which called on its supporters to boycott the presidential elections, is waning. The government of Israel should do its best to encourage this moderate movement in the Palestinian territories by limiting friction between its military forces and the Palestinian population wherever possible. For his part, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s withdrawal plan from Gaza and the subsequent political realignment of his government indicate a shift in recent months. Israel’s shift away from radicalism and towards pragmatism is heartening...
...military might but also had a diplomat's touch for handling the messy aftermath. Bush seemed to be looking for a softer approach to foreign policy after waging two wars. "There was a recognition that not everything has gone as expected in Iraq," says Gaddis, "that a lot of friction has been generated and that one has to take that into account...
...Your report on the friction between China and Japan may send the wrong message to the people of both countries. As a Japanese studying in Beijing, I have never encountered an anti-Japanese demonstration in the two years I have been here. Although there are some Chinese who are hostile to the Japanese, they are in the minority and regarded simply as impolite. In Japan, as far as I know, those who view China as an enemy are also in the minority. Nationalism in either country is not a threat to the Sino-Japanese relationship. The people of Japan...
...applying for and receiving a hunting license for the past four years. Hunting was a fundamental part of Hmong life in Laos, where it was done quite differently: there were no prescribed hunting seasons and rarely any delineations between public and private land. One of the few areas of friction between the ethnic groups has been caused by hunting restrictions. Some Hmong say white hunters have threatened them, and white hunters have complained that Hmong do not respect private property. In the North Woods, private and public lands abut each other, and the only way to know the difference...