Word: gain
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Even if Chicago wins its case, gun makers will still weigh the costs of potential lawsuits against the costs of decreased revenues. The court system will also have difficulty determining who is to blame when criminals gain access to guns...
...concentrate, she also enjoys the excursion into another culture. "It opens you up to a lot of things--Chinese martial arts, medicine and Chinese painting," she says. "There's a whole way of looking at things that is so different from ours." Cunneen suggests sampling the full range to gain the maximum benefit. "Qi Gong is more than just movement," she says. "It's an attitude toward life and a way of eating and taking care of one's health. These balanced ways of living feed one another...
...elasticity. Brent Anderson, who teaches the technique in the Miami studio he co-owns, is working on his doctorate in physical therapy and plans to write his thesis on the effects of Pilates on the spine. His aging boomer clients who grunted their way through the no-pain-no-gain workouts of the '80s are turning to the regimen as welcome therapy. Anderson has observed, for example, that knee muscles out of whack because of a trauma experienced years earlier "can be retrained and the process of degeneration significantly decreased...
...down sooner, given his errant attempts to time the market over the past two years. Tisch, a contrarian, is smarter than most. After oil prices receded in the early '80s, his company bought oil tankers and drilling rigs at scrap-metal prices and later sold them for a tenfold gain. But he's lost big betting the company's cash against the Standard & Poor's 500, and its stock has suffered as a result...
...Border crossings into Palestinian territory are staffed by Palestinians, but Israelis maintain behind-the-scenes control. Arrangements at the airport will be similar, says Hamad, with unseen Israelis determining who and what may travel in and out of the Palestinian territories. Still, the airport is a tangible gain from the Wye Accord, and Arafat is using it to show the benefits of the peace process. But Israel's controlling hand may take the wind out of his sails. "If this is indeed a sign of progress toward a Palestinian state," says Hamad, "then it's a very clear indication...