Word: friction
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...known as semiconductors are wizards at running just about everything, from talking bears to ballistic missiles -- but they cannot yet settle an argument. In fact, they are the cause of a fierce controversy between the U.S. and Japan, whose ill-matched trade balances have become a perennial source of friction. The conflict is rich in intrigue and deception, involving illegal practices, predatory salesmen, a suitcase brigade and even a smoking gun. At stake is not only the future of the $11.4 billion U.S. semiconductor industry but also the fate of the sophisticated weapons systems on which national security depends...
These moves were resented by the Iran desk, including Larry Larkin, one of its senior officers. Aware of the friction and needing the expertise of the desk's operatives, Casey offered them part of the action: they were asked to assess Ghorbanifar. Larkin first attempted to recruit Ghorbanifar as a CIA contract agent, which would put the Iranian under his control. When Ghorbanifar refused, Larkin and his colleagues set out to discredit him. This deepened Ghorbanifar's long-standing distrust...
...street fighter, then takes the best of what comes out of the fracas." Says Dale Dye, the Marine captain who hazed Platoon's actors to firm them up for filming: "Oliver thrives on chaos, throwing together a crew of such diverse backgrounds and ideologies that there's constant friction. It's the kind of energy he thrives on." Platoon's star, Charlie Sheen, 21, found the director "brutally honest. Which is why we clicked. After a scene he'd say, 'You sucked' or 'You nailed it.' That's just my style...
Certainly Sakharov's release offers Gorbachev some immediate advantages. It eliminates an obvious source of friction in the Soviet leader's dealings with Western politicians, who want Moscow to improve its human rights policies. The move ensures that Sakharov, who at 65 is in delicate health, will not die in exile, a politically embarrassing prospect. Early last month Soviet Dissident Anatoli Marchenko died in prison of a brain hemorrhage following a hunger strike...
...long as conflicts and friction generated between Silber and the B.U. community remain small, he will continue to abuse the power of his office...