Word: havoc
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...Announcing a set deadline is tantamount to having a parent announce to their teenage child that they will leave the house for the weekend…party, anyone? It would only invigorate America’s enemies around the globe, since they would seize the opportunity to wreak more havoc in the area and worsen America’s exit. If sectarian violence were to reach a feverish pitch leading up to the set deadline and the presence of American troops became even more vital for regional stability, then exiting might further stir trouble at home and lead...
...forms varied, of course. There was the strain of Islamic Wahhabism incubated in Saudi Arabia, exported to Afghanistan and wreaking havoc in Iraq. There was Shi'ite theocracy, centered in Tehran, made more terrifying by the apocalyptic worldview of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In the West, the dominant form of Christianity was Fundamentalist Protestantism, gaining new converts and, fused with the Republican Party, flexing powerful political muscles. And in the Vatican, the conservatism of John Paul II found its natural successor in the austere and more thoroughgoing orthodoxy of the new Pope, Benedict XVI. There seemed no stopping this cultural surge, just...
Best Wørd: “Wikiality,” Episode 128, July 31, 2006 Leave it to Colbert to cause havoc for Wikipedia and give African elephant researchers a headache...
...writes. Although he was shocked, Marshall solved the problem the next day by decorating the set with several Union Jacks. Curiously enough, Marshall writes that “every review praised the ‘impressionistic’ set.”Furthermore, a tainted potato wreaked havoc on the cast, crew, and orchestra. “Everyone turned up for the next day’s matinee violently sick with intermittent vomiting and diarrhea,” Marshall recalls.“One orchestra member passed out during the show,” he continues. “Buckets...
Though they won’t be on the field at the same time to wreak havoc against one another, a pair of of siblings will cause problems for both offenses. Yale features sophomore twins Bobby and Larry Abare, the two leading tacklers for the Bulldog defense. The former is a linebacker and the latter, a strong safety, has two defensive touchdowns. They’ll be matched by Harvard’s Bryant Brothers, sophomore Brenton and junior Desmond. Each plays the same defensive end position, one that will be the focal point against an offense that features...