Word: indirect
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...media. In the United States, oily contacts between Vice President Cheney and foggy Halliburton still cast dark shadows on Iraqi deserts. And the Republican administration finds close allies in media moguls like Rupert Murdoch and his “fair and balanced” Fox News. But who needs indirect, obscure links? In Italy, Berlusconi saved himself the effort by controlling 90 percent of television broadcasts, directly through his Mediaset, or indirectly, through the state-owned RAI. Furthermore, he repeatedly tried to postpone the elections so that the par condicio law, which gives every candidate equal access to media coverage...
Huckabee, who is a possible 2008 presidential contender, has given state employees in Arkansas exercise breaks instead of smoking breaks. The state's public school children are screened for their body mass index, an indirect measure of body fat, and confidential reports are mailed to their parents. Huckabee wants to experiment with a system in which food stamps would be worth more if they were spent on healthy purchases like fruits and vegetables...
...corporate America struggles to promote more women and minorities up the ladder, a new workplace buzzword is moving from executive suite to lowly cubicle. Part pop psychology, part human-resources jargon, the term microinequities puts a name on all the indirect offenses that can demoralize a talented employee. Equipped with this handy label, scores of companies, including IBM and Wells Fargo, are starting to hold training seminars that don't so much teach office etiquette as hold up a mirror showing how such minor, often nonverbal unpleasantries affect everyone...
...unenthusiastic student proved to be a much more attentive soldier, and quickly climbed the ranks. After 9/11, Delany’s battalion became the only anti-terrorist unit and was sent to guard the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. The only attack while Delany was stationed there involved indirect fire, and no one was hurt. After about four months, Delany’s unit was rotated out of Kabul, and he was sent to North Korea. Again, Delany was lucky—he only had to fire his weapon three times. Four years had gone by since Delany had entered...
...dining halls with statistics” so that students see information on harassment, assault, the law, Harvard’s policies on them, and all the support resources that are available on a daily basis. Regardless, sexual assault and harassment are difficult to confront, so most students need more indirect ways to become connected with support programs. Sponsored food gatherings or parties, for example, would be much more widely attended—and less intimidating—than the current “education presentations” and discussions, which are largely only attractive to people who are already interested...