Word: leaner
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...extremely large decisions, extremely quickly, are probably overblown. There aren't going to be any new Ramsteins in Eastern Europe," a reference to the huge airbase in Germany. Large decisions may not be imminent, but they are coming. Rumsfeld, Feith and others continue to argue for faster, leaner, more agile American forces whose purpose, as Feith told reporters in Europe last month, "is to project power into theaters that may be distant from where they are based." That will require a variety of changes on the ground. Of some 500 U.S. military installations in Europe, for example, some...
According to the projections from her distributors, she said, this year’s Christmas season should be one of the best in years for the gourmet food business. She said gourmet food sells well even in leaner economic years because “it’s a way of combining necessity with luxury...
...remember, a little protein goes a long way. Your muscles will not fall apart if you don't eat protein at every meal. Stick with leaner cuts of meat and give preference to beans, fish, chicken or pork over red meat...
...that's what they say until they get a craving for a cheeseburger and trundle off to the drive-through. So catering to diners' guilt might seem like a dumb move. But several restaurant chains are now aiming at the wannabe-svelte set by offering more nutritional information and leaner cuisines. Later this year Applebee's plans to launch items developed jointly with Weight Watchers, and other chains are jockeying for the wallets of calorie counters too. --By Daren Fonda...
...what the second Bush Administration had in mind when it took control of the government 32 months ago. Bush dismissed "nation building" during the 2000 campaign and was not thrilled with the idea of performing peacekeeping missions. The Bush team's vision for the U.S. Army involved making it leaner, faster, more efficient and more open to change. This made a lot of sense at the time. For the previous half-century, the Army, more than the other armed services, practiced, procured and prepared for a large European ground war with the former Soviet Union and put less emphasis...