Word: lock
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...Only the top 3 to 6 of these [preliminary winners] have a lock on the election,” wrote local political aficionado Robert Winters on his Web site, the Cambridge Civic Journal...
Harvard’s decision to use derivative investments to lock in low interest rates on the school’s mounting debt cost the University $500 million this past year and will cost it at least $425 million more over the next few decades, according to the University’s annual financial report released Friday...
...detractors are having none of it. They note the younger Sarkozy ran for office in the same cushy, staunchly conservative Paris suburb that has served as his father's political fiefdom for more than 20 years. The right's lock on the area, they argue, means Jean's subsequent election as president of the conservative group in regional council was simply the work of officials loyal to Nicolas Sarkozy seeking to boost his son's career. That rightist domination within EPAD, opponents say, will similarly produce a pro forma election of Jean by people who view him as the second...
...suppliers has seemingly made Russia eager to make deals with its neighbor rather than to lose out to its competitors in the Persian Gulf and the Caspian. Says the Eurasia Group, a risk consultancy in Washington, in its research note on Thursday: "Gazprom increasingly has an incentive to lock in a share of the Chinese market, as it sees growing competition from Central Asian suppliers as well as LNG suppliers such as Australia, Qatar and even Papua New Guinea...
...China is considering all options as it scours the globe for gas and oil deals. Having watched commodity prices rise wildly before last year's downturn, Beijing is scurrying to lock in supplies now, while prices are stable. That search has a significant effect on how China interacts with the world. "Energy is a big issue for Chinese diplomacy," says Han Hua, an associate professor at Peking University's School of International Studies. "We have to diversify and get energy not just from the Middle East but from Russia. After decades of discussion, this agreement is really important for China...