Word: member
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...also functions as a kind of court, making binding rulings when member states are in dispute - for example, when European governments tried to stop importing hormone-treated beef from the U.S. on health grounds, they were overruled by the WTO. The WTO's members gave the body such powers precisely to ensure that trade disputes between countries are resolved quickly and smoothly, by an arbitration mechanism they all recognize as legitimate...
...Flash Points A number of contentious issues separate not only the demonstrators from the WTO, but also the member states themselves...
...Really, we're about organizing and advocating for people that happen to have less money than other people," says Bill Cavellini, a member of EFZ's Steering Committee since its founding. "We're not just helping one person at a time...
...member steering committee, composed of volunteers elected yearly, directs EFZ. The committee meets monthly and sets broad policies for the organization...
...week after the tragedy, the emotion settled next to me on the couch in the home of a close friend. You see, my friend Chris lost a friend and a member of his squadron that day--Squadron...