Word: hastening
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...Padgett: That question has to be weighing heavily on the minds of opposition leaders. They have two choices: They could continue to reject the peace accord, assuming that the rebels will take over and achieve the basic objective of the political opposition which is to hasten Aristide's departure. But if they wait for the rebels to take over, then when Aristide goes their own hand will be weak because the rebels will be running the show. So, their other choice is to accept the peace proposal laid out by the U.S. delegation, hoping that this could blunt rebel advance...
...petitioned the Supreme Court to declare targeted eliminations illegal, but the case hasn't moved much since January of last year. This time, though, the court would be required to hear the case quickly because it concerns the pilots' livelihood. That's just what Sfard wants: "We need to hasten this decision because all the time the guns are firing and the assassinations...
...petitioned the Supreme Court to declare targeted eliminations illegal, but the case hasn't moved much since January of last year. This time, though, the court would be required to hear the case quickly because it concerns the pilots' livelihood. That's just what Sfard wants: "We need to hasten this decision, because all the time the guns are firing and the assassinations...
However, I hasten to point out one grievous error of transposition. In your third to final paragraph, you mistakenly refer to Yale’s esteemed graduate, Charles Montgomery Burns (more commonly known as C. Montgomery Burns) as “Montgomery C. Burns.” As the president of Yale’s only official student organization dedicated to his life and work, I could not let this error go uncorrected...
...Pyongyang says it needs nukes to protect itself from American warmongers. But its defensive weapon of choice is destabilizing to Asia. It risks touching off an arms race as technologically advanced countries, including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, hasten to build nuclear equalizers of their own. Pyongyang is under immense pressure to deal, and a look around the region offers a snapshot of how stressful life will be for the Kim regime if this week's talks founder. Russia, an old cold war ally, is currently staging a massive military exercise near the North Korean border, together with...