Word: haltingly
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...What really shocked participants was that Roh's envoy made it clear South Korea is not prepared to exert any kind of diplomatic pressure on the North, the kind of pressure the U.S. thinks could peacefully halt the North's nuclear program. Says one U.S. academic in the talks: "Do they understand that in the long run, the alternative is a nuclear Japan, and in the short term the alternative is a U.S. strike against Yongbyon...
...number of jobs created in China barely keeps up with the armies of workers laid off by failing enterprises?and angry, laid-off workers are the biggest threat to the country's stability. Sichuan has seen its fair share of trouble: last June, traffic in Chengdu came to a halt on two occasions when workers held a protest about unpaid salaries; in September, 800 oil refinery workers in Chongqing demonstrated over paltry severance payments...
...says Axel Tandberg, head of government affairs at the Federation of European Direct Marketing in Brussels. Enforcement is tough. Germany, France and others have specialized bureaucracies that are quick to sue. A commercial court in Brussels last month ordered France's Carrefour supermarket giant to halt a campaign that offered price reductions on dozens of items, including microwave ovens and cameras, after the Belgian Economy Ministry sued, alleging that the company didn't have sufficient stocks to satisfy demand for the products and thus was engaging in "deceptive publicity." Carrefour dismisses the charge - "Our objective is not to lose clients...
...Crimson penalty killers were solid all night, clearing the puck and vigorously forechecking to halt BU attacks before they began. When the Terriers did gain the offensive zone, Harvard successfully limited shots and cut down angles. The Terriers were just as effective in killing Harvard’s power plays, with the exception of the last advantage of the game...
...month away, there is still plenty of time for Harvard to prepare for its next encounter with Princeton. Last year, the Crimson beat the Tigers at H-Y-Ps, but Princeton turned the tide at Easterns, bringing Harvard’s six-year Eastern reign to an abrupt halt...