Word: juggernauts
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...political juggernaut did not start auspiciously. Before he was 11 years old, Michael Andrew Sullivan had lost both his parents...
...Muslim nations said to other Muslim nations, 'It's O.K. to support family planning,' as did Catholic nations to other Catholic nations." Thus, the consensus achieved in Cairo may allow the world community to move beyond divisive debates about abortion and contraception in dealing with the population juggernaut. The accord may signal a new, more mature approach to confronting a potential global disaster...
...international logging juggernaut lurches toward Suriname and Guyana, several conservation groups have chosen to make a stand in this unspoiled part of the world. Some, like Washington-based Conservation International, are trying to show the two governments that large-scale logging is not the only way to get income from these magnificent forests. Another possibility is prospecting for natural medicines produced by the area's trees and flowers. San Francisco's Rainforest Action Network and Britain's World Rainforest Network have taken up the cause of the region's indigenous peoples threatened by logging. Even the World Bank, whose investments...
Remember Harry and Louise, the insurance industry's suburban juggernaut aimed at shooting holes in support for the White House health-care plan? The straight-talking couple, who starred in a series of ads earlier this year, were concerned about losing their freedom to choose their own doctor. Well, they switched parties. And now, in an ad sponsored by the Democratic National Committee, Harry and Louise find themselves facing a major health-care crisis. He's muffled with bandages, has lost his job and insurance. "You said you'd never lose your job, so we'd always be covered," Louise...
...something. We'd win the ball, exploit the space and go out with fast forwards. It's like a fast break in basketball." Ernie Stewart's goal, which put the U.S. up 2-0, was the climax of fleet choreography involving seven intricate passes. Faced with this brisk juggernaut, Colombia turned dyspeptic, seemingly resigned to being humiliated by the U.S. "They deserved the win," wrote a Bogota daily, "as much as we deserved the loss...