Word: hastening
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...coup by which he overthrew Nawaz Sharif, the democratically elected Prime Minister. Sharif's highly publicized return from exile on Sept. 10 lasted just four hours; Musharraf had him deported again, to Saudi Arabia. But if his first expulsion of Sharif brought Musharraf to power, the second may well hasten the general's downfall...
...announced her plan to hold a series of votes on Iraq this month--one each week throughout July. The Democrats' strategy of slowly winning over GOP votes to their side has already shown some success, as witnessed by recent efforts by Republican Senators John Warner and Richard Lugar to hasten the White House's timeline. Democratic leaders are also counting on the fact that public opinion continues to turn against the war. "This issue is a much more challenging problem on the Republican side," says Chris Van Hollen, head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, who is tasked with making...
...these reforms will take time. We are committed to holding elections in the shortest possible period but there is a wide acceptance in the country that the time that it takes to carry out these fundamental reforms should really be allowed, and then you hold elections. But let me hasten to add that we do not intend to stay in power a day longer than necessary...
...most the rest of the world can do is to prepare for Mugabe's departure, making it clear that there is a well-funded reconstruction plan on the table once he goes. They would do well to trumpet that plan loudly and soon. It may even help to hasten the end of his regime...
...want to truly appreciate “All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone,” the new album from Explosions in the Sky, you should probably hasten to your nearest neighborhood drug dealer and ask him for as much marijuana as you can afford. That is not to say that the new release from the Texas-based instrumental band—perhaps best known for their controversial Sept. 11 related album cover and their creation of soundtracks for the film and TV series “Friday Night Lights”—is not good...