Word: leste
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Abdullah responded by noting that ties to Israel let Jordan help broker an end to the incursions and send humanitarian aid to the Palestinians. Yet he is at pains to address the underlying sectarian tensions, lest they lead to another Black September, when Bedouin loyalists crushed a Palestinian insurgency in 1970. Sources close to the King tell Time he aims to make Jordan's Palestinians feel part of the Kingdom, despite their loyalty to West Bank Palestinians, and to warn East Bankers not to act as if they own the country...
...Lest you misinterpret my words as undue skepticism, I truly esteem my profession. However, no one should enter an academic career without intensive inquiry and self-reflection. Before you serve 5 to 10 years in a minimum-security graduate school, decide whether you actually love reading exhaustively in one area and writing academic monographs for an audience of 27, or whether your real love is sharing your excitement about ideas, or whether you simply love the experience of being a student. If you’re in category two, consider the very worthy profession of high school teaching. If you?...
...fast food. There is no sign that Arab producers will use the "oil weapon" and follow Saddam Hussein's decision to halt petroleum production to spike up world prices. Nonetheless, Arab leaders - especially those with close links to the U.S. or relations with Israel - have been quick to react, lest the anger turn to domestic unrest. In Egypt, after days of protesters chanting "Where is the Egyptian army?" the government cut off most contacts with Israel. "When it comes to decision making," says Egyptian government spokesman Nabil Osman, "we listen to public opinion." In Jordan, authorities prevented a potentially volatile...
...there is another side to the rugby team, which the co-captains are quick to emphasize lest potential recruits are scared away by the brutal nature of the sport...
...rights. This process was anything but “anti-democratic,” and it was far and away better treatment than Senate Republicans gave to Clinton’s nominees. Perhaps Steorts ought to pay closer attention to his admonition for law students about writing juvenescent opinions, lest he be “clobbered over the head” with them...