Word: friction
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...resistance to rapid enlargement of membership; he is already demanding a bigger Italian say on European farm policy. Berlusconi's promises to cut taxes, raise pensions and fund big public works projects seem at odds with the fiscal rigor required of euro-zone countries. Despite the potential for friction, the watchword within the E.U. is wait and see. "The trouble is we just don't know what Berlusconi thinks of Europe," says a French diplomat. "Europe has been a non-debate in Italy for the past 20 years...
...most expensive estimate for the living wage’s cost—is no easy task. But neither is raising $1 million in a day, as Rudenstine managed to do during his capital campaign heyday. Giving the lowest-paid workers a big raise will cause friction with the workers just above them on the pay scale, perhaps requiring a small raise for the second group as well. But if the University really wanted to increase its budget, it could—causing barely a dent in its $19 billion endowment...
...Ironically, the raid was so clumsily timed that it hardened resistance among NTV journalists just as they were showing signs of ending their occupation of the studios. The main friction was caused by editor-in-chief Yevgeny Kiselev, idolized by some colleagues and seen by others as imperious and abrasive. Some top journalists had been trying to reach a compromise with the government. One, popular presenter Svetlana Sorokina, thought the talks were going well. Instead came the raid, which left even some of NTV's enemies wondering whether the President had silenced a critic or created a new opposition force...
...already ordered the second. The company expects to complete financing later this year, using many of the same investors. The World's condo buyers are proof that if you build a floating town, they will come. But will they stay? Industry insiders say that granting residents ownership creates potential friction with ship operators. Others foresee an inevitable shake-out as passengers shun certain amenities or even one another. Andy Vladimir, co-author of Selling the Sea: An Inside Look at the Cruise Industry, anticipates restless natives: "It's like vacation time-shares. People buy a place in Hawaii with...
...children are more likely to thrive when they have access to both parents. And birdnesting is one--albeit extreme--means of maintaining access. But some experts see it as a short-term solution only, one that bristles with dangers in the long term. First there's the potential for friction. "People don't take the big step of divorce unless there's something terribly upsetting about the relationship, something that will re-emerge with any long-range continued contact," says New York City family lawyer Jeffrey Cohen. Then there's the privacy problem: "The parents don't have a real...