Word: leapfrogging
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...bridges and tunnels along the way from Sarajevo to the coast, all vulnerable to sabotage. NATO would fight back with armed helicopters, asserting control over localized chunks of the heights while the peacekeepers, protected by NATO tanks and artillery, slowly thread their way toward sanctuary. Mobile units would leapfrog from peak to peak, making for a slow, perilous pullout...
...real growth market lies in the developing world. Solar systems offer villages the opportunity to leapfrog developed nations and move directly to 21st century power generation. Mason Willrich, vice chairman of the U.S. Department of Energy's Task Force on Strategic Energy Research and Development, observes that developing nations gain a double benefit from renewable power because they can manufacture the components of their energy supply system, thus expanding their industrial base. Building solar- and wind- energy equipment and installations creates jobs and reduces oil imports...
Cable finds itself in a vulnerable position because, at least temporarily, it is lagging behind in the perennial game of technological leapfrog. Nearly every major cable company is developing sophisticated new fiber-optic technology that will ultimately deliver hundreds of channels and permit full interactivity -- enabling viewers to order programs on demand, buy merchandise at the touch of a button and "talk back" to the set in a host of other ways. But this much vaunted technology is still years away from nationwide operation. For now, most cable customers must settle for 40 or 50 channels of traditional programming, technology...
...What can we do now?" he asked his assembled experts, noting that the Soviet edge in big rockets enabled Gagarin to circle the earth. "Is there any place where we can catch them? Can we leapfrog...
...fell to 28-5-1 after two losses last weekend, the Wolverine's first-place margin fell to eight votes over second-ranked Boston University. The Terriers' perfect weekend helped them leapfrog over Harvard (which still got two first-place votes of its own), securing nine first-place votes and clinching the Hockey East Regular season crown...