Word: lidded
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...make their intervention meaningful. Privately, officers predict that the number of peacekeepers will grow significantly, possibly to as high as 20,000. International aid organizations also complain of a shortage of personnel to manage the crisis. But while putting more neutrals on the ground may help keep a lid on things, it's not a recipe for lasting peace. "You might be able to stabilize, but that's not a solution," says the Western diplomat...
...Goss, 65, to succeed George Tenet, who was adored by agency personnel but resigned after seven difficult years. Tenet spent a lot of time in his final years defending the agency against criticism for a string of intelligence failures--and through a combination of charm and bluster keeping a lid on the simmering tensions between the CIA and the White House...
...appetizer—the fish is served on a green and amber-hued tower of cucumber salad and honeyed mango ($13). For entrees, the cous cous royale with seven vegetables ($24) is served in a traditional tanjine style, which ensures tender vegetables and meat since a funnel-like ceramic lid keeps cooking vapors trapped in the dish until the meal is served...
...appetizer—the fish is served on a green and amber-hued tower of cucumber salad and honeyed mango ($13). For entrees, the cous cous royale with seven vegetables ($24) is served in a traditional tanjine style, which ensures tender vegetables and meat since a funnel-like ceramic lid keeps cooking vapors trapped in the dish until the meal is served...
...student girlfriend. She is Anu Singh, the indulged daughter of Sydney doctors whose eating disorders and Prozac popping saw her charge reduced to manslaughter, and who walked away with four years in jail and a masters' degree in criminology. A decade ago, in The First Stone, Garner lifted the lid off a famous sexual harassment case. Unable to speak with the female complainants, Garner raised feminist hackles by suggesting they were partly to blame. Here, denied access to Singh and her law-student friend Madhavi Rao - who was found not guilty of being an accomplice - Garner must again resort...