Word: modus
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True to the comic’s longstanding modus operandi, Hanken says he was entirely unfamiliar with the character at the time of his bizarre interview...
...International terrorism has adopted a different modus operandi. It has become decentralized without giving up veneration of Osama bin Laden. He is an icon of revenge for perceived atrocities against followers of Islam. The ongoing attacks in Iraq and the Madrid train bombings are grim indicators of the changing face of terrorism. Kailash Mehta Mohali, India...
...cash. Indeed, putting the screws to seniors who have reasons not to contribute—e.g., “I’m broke” or “I didn’t like Harvard”—is the committee’s official modus operandi, revealed in the “Senior Gift Solicitation Survival Guide,” which a committee member leaked to me shortly before spring break. Since being on the receiving end of a shakedown is undoubtedly the more unpleasant experience demanding survival skills, I will give seniors some ammunition...
...Does Kerry Have A Better Idea?" about what to do in Iraq [March 15], you posed the million-dollar question and brought attention to something that could ultimately be the Senator's downfall. John Kerry offers criticism instead of answers to real problems. That has been his politically successful modus operandi since Vietnam. The battle for the White House will be long and hard fought. Kerry will need to come up with some specific answers, or Americans will soon see he is a political fraud. HAY HASSANI Beaver, Okla...
...Taking police action against Hamas has become almost unthinkable for the PA leadership now, and the killing of Sheikh Yassin may have scuppered attempts by the PA to negotiate a modus vivendi after the Israelis withdraw. Many analysts on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide have concluded that Monday's killing will likely strengthen Hamas at the expense...