Word: halt
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...public goods and everyone benefits from a successful resolution. Unfortunately, few are willing to bear the cost of resolving the problems. Countries will not undertake the necessary reforms to mitigate global warming, curb population growth, implement legal frameworks that protect human rights or invest in universal vaccination programs to halt the spread of disease because the individual country would bear the cost of the reform without exclusively benefiting from the outcome...
Junior midfielder Meredith Stewart's rocket past Tigers' goaltender Catherine Glenn in the 99th minute of play shut down Princeton (10-3-1, 3-1-1 Ivy), bringing its ten-game unbeaten streak to a screeching halt...
...corpses of a large number of women and babies at the maternity home. The U.S. expressed concern over the civilian casualties, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held tense talks on the crisis at a meeting on aid with European Union leaders in Finland Friday ? the E.U. urged Moscow to halt its offensive and negotiate, but Putin stuck to his guns. Hardly surprising, since the Chechnya campaign is the neophyte prime minister?s prime opportunity to make a name for himself ahead of next year?s presidential election. "The war against Chechen terrorism is Putin?s election platform," says TIME Moscow...
...spotted the doubling of the PPI on Friday morning and sold stocks like so many hot potatoes. The Dow shed over 200 points in oh, the first 15 minutesof trading after the bell, with the NASDAQ following suit. But an hour later, the sell-off had screeched to a halt. Despite Greenspan's hint, says Baumohl, investors had overreacted again. "That producer-price number is probably more of a spike than a trend. Oil prices have probably peaked, and gains in productivity will probably help companies absorb this increase rather than passing it on to consumers. Don?t expect...
...Unfortunately before Clark's encouraging words could inspire the ante to be upped any further, the "fish wars" ground to a halt. Just months after the innovative sport was established, Boston Animal Rescue League intervened, proclaiming the swallowing of live goldfish inhumane, and many colleges outlawed any further contests...