Word: goliath
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...Lilliputians always enjoy snaring a Gulliver, so many in the world will have a sense of glee that American power is not boundless. They should contain their pleasure. In one of the best books of 2005, Michael Mandelbaum of Johns Hopkins University made "the case for Goliath," arguing that a nation that usually behaves tolerably well could provide a network of security beneficial to all. In the past 50 years, the U.S. has taken the lead on everything from rebuilding Europe after World War II to saving the Asian economies from their own excesses in the 1990s...
DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH...
...some sports, any team can beat any other on any given day. Fencing is not one of those sports. When Tufts (3-4) came to face the Harvard women fencers (1-0) last night at the Malkin Athletic Center, it was a David versus Goliath, only in this version, David had no chance. The Crimson easily defeated the Jumbos 24-3, besting last year’s 23-4 victory. Annually the first head-to-head meet of the season, the matchup against the Jumbos always carries the tone of a warm-up. “I pretty much expected...
Chávez, 52, believes it's his destiny to be the leftist David who puts the brakes on what he calls Bush's imperialist Goliath--not just in Venezuela, which has the hemisphere's largest oil reserves, but in Latin America and the world. In his eight years as President, Chávez has gone from a backwater strongman to a genuine global player, capitalizing on sky-high oil prices to spread his influence across Latin America and to win attention when he denounces the Bush Administration. That has made Caracas a hot destination for leftist tourists, bolstered Ch?...
...very much a David and Goliath situation," the Perkinses' attorney, Jack Robinson, says of going up against a school district. Even parents who have the means to get a good slingshot don't always win. Over the past 15 years, a few dozen kids have been pulled out of Boston Higashi because their families failed to get public funding and couldn't afford the tuition. As the Perkinses await reimbursement from the Thompson district, money is getting tight. The family has had to take out a $90,000 loan to battle the school district. "We've spent every penny," Julie...