Word: loyalism
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...latest and strongest signal of potential trouble, according to Kremlin watchers, was the Kremlin's February announcement that it was establishing an advisory group of professional managers to help the government handle the economic crisis. Observers believe Medvedev will use the pool of loyal bureaucrats to fill government positions abandoned by Putin's men, widely blamed for the economic policies that led to the downturn. "Medvedev is building his own power base, up to a certain point," says Alexander Khramchikhin, a senior researcher at the Institute for Political and Military Analysis in Moscow. (See pictures of Putin...
Throughout the tales and across all screens run images of the landscape of Noirmoutier—flying seagulls, overgrown gardens and fishing boats—rooting the widows’ tales in the story of the island they will never leave. Just as they remain loyal to their husbands, the women remain faithful to the land on which they celebrated their love. Attachment to the land is an extension of their loyalty...
...thinking of opening a restaurant, what they’re talking about is that their sales are down from 20 to 50 percent.” He said that the biggest casualty has been high-end restaurants, particularly ones that opened recently and have not had time to develop loyal customer bases.Small Plates’ opening coincided with the beginning of the recession in late 2007, unfortunate timing that the tapas restaurant has been recovering from.“[Reservations] did go down definitely in the fall,” Picca said, adding that they have “picked...
...Lowy possessed the impressive ability to command his instrument to tell the story. From the beginning, his melodies were wandering and melancholy, impelling the listener to follow every turn.HRO Music Director Dr. James Yannatos again showed his gift for conducting concertos; the swaying strings settled delicately under the clarinet, loyal to Lowy’s nuances. After an extended solo, Lowy moved into the playful second part of the concerto, trading arpeggios with the twinkling piano and strings. The piece finished with jazzy pandemonium, as the dialogue between Lowy and the orchestra surged to a loud, clean conclusion...
...Will an election heal the country? The longer that you leave it like this, the more divisions there will be. They have to settle it quickly, especially if they are sincerely loyal to the King. The word "loyalty" has been used as an excuse to acquire power. We have to ask those who are behind the divisiveness to stop meddling into the system. When I was in power, there was a meeting in one house on Sukhumvit [Road in Bangkok] and one of the attendees revealed to me--and I have the tapes of what happened--that the meeting...