Word: gradualness
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...Thaksin is an effortless campaigner, his languorous walk, the gradual coming together of his palms in a Buddhist greeting, the soft grip of his handshake, all his movements coalesce to communicate equilibrium, an almost soothing presence. On any street, in any temple, at any doorway, he is the calm center of the media storm that follows him everywhere. He is the first Thai politician to exploit the mass media of TV and the Internet, to understand that a good sound bite on the tube is worth much more than making his point in a sit-down meeting with...
...markets, and economies crumbled in a matter of days. Asia's markets are not nearly as inflated as they were then and most nations?with the notable exceptions of Malaysia and Hong Kong?have abandoned their currency pegs. If currencies continue to be debased, it will be a more gradual process. While troubles in Argentina?which effectively dumped its own peg recently amid a gargantuan debt crisis?might prompt traders to take a second look at Malaysia and Hong Kong, those nations have built defenses that should keep speculation under control...
...week, U.S. President Bush signed an order barring Americans from financing the rebels, a move NATO chief George Robertson said the E.U. might follow. RUSSIA Defending Iraq Moscow said it would block a U.S.-British initiative for "smart sanctions" against Iraq and instead introduce a resolution calling for the gradual lifting of all U.N. embargoes. The move effectively thwarted Security Council plans to introduce more targeted sanctions against Iraq this week. The measures would ease restrictions on civilian goods while retaining the military embargo against Saddam Hussein. Moscow's rejection of the new proposals followed a meeting of Russian...
...Harvard planners stress that nothing is definite, and that any expansion in Allston will be long and gradual...
...stress in telecom equipment. But consolidation has not gone nearly far enough, and with the stocks well up from their lows, the pace will surely slow. Tech earnings will suffer longer; the stocks will lag. I believe, as I said in mid-April, that we've hit bottom. But gradual recovery is what we need, not another rocket ride. If the froth gets much thicker, don't blow it again. Sell something...