Word: grounded
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...Kosovo campaign has always been about negotiating with missiles rather than fighting to the finish. NATO isn't trying to capture Kosovo from the Serbs in battle -- that would demand a massive commitment of ground troops, risking high casualties and potentially forcing Russia to intervene. Instead, the alliance's bombs are intended to persuade President Milosevic to end his persecution of the Kosovar Albanians and accept NATO's terms for settling the Kosovo dispute...
...They pointed a gun at my mother, who yelled 'My God, I don't know.' They kicked her to the ground and said 'Where's God? Show me God,'" Palder recounted...
Shannon said these attacks in Massachusetts have included incidents where victims were kicked to the ground, slashed with bottles and beaten with steel poles...
...sometimes difficult finding the right balance for the council. There is only so much we can do effectively given our position on campus. We are trying hard to find a middle ground that can accommodate as many interests as possible. I, personally, am doing my best to make sure that the council doesn't stray too far from an agenda that will produce meaningful results for the student body. You might see our efforts as "waffling;" I see them as an effort to provide the student body with an Undergraduate Council that meets their needs...
...sometimes difficult finding the right balance for the council. There is only so much we can do effectively given our position on campus. We are trying hard to find a middle ground that can accommodate as many interests as possible. I, personally, am doing my best to make sure that the council doesn't stray too far from an agenda that will produce meaningful results for the student body. You might see our efforts as "waffling;" I see them as an effort to provide the student body with an Undergraduate Council that meets their needs. NOAH Z. SETON '00 April...