Word: neighboring
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...Canadian terms, the election reflects a maturing sense of identity, which for more than a century has been defined in large measure by a rejection of closer economic ties with a more populous (246 million, vs. 26 million), richer and more assertive neighbor to the south. Twice in the past century, Canadian governments have lost elections on the issue of free trade with...
DESPITE the presence of strong anti-American sentiments in many of our allies, the United States can rest easy in the knowledge that Canada, our closest ally, has not succumbed to fears of domination by its southern neighbor...
Americans can take pride in their nation's friendships. Britain is not just a former colonial motherland but also the home of a certain strain of civility that Americans admire. Canada is more than just a giant neighbor; it is also a good neighbor, and its hardiness appeals to America's nostalgia for its own frontier days. Japan's emergence as an economic superpower is more than just a testament to the U.S.'s benevolence as a victor in war and a partner in peace; it is the result of hard work, ingenuity and entrepreneurship, qualities that Americans esteem...
...episode that first brought him national notoriety, Marcos responded to a slighting of family honor in a manner worthy of Michael Corleone. In 1935 Mariano Marcos was unexpectedly defeated for a third term in the Philippine House of Representatives by a neighbor, Julio Nalundasan. When the victor flaunted this triumph in a humiliating manner, Ferdinand, who had been a member of his university's shooting team, hid in the orchard one night outside Nalundasan's home and at an opportune moment coolly fired two shots from a long-barreled .22-cal. pistol. Ferdinand was found guilty of murder...
...Free Trade Agreement signed by Mulroney and Ronald Reagan in January and passed by the U.S. Congress. The agreement, which has yet to be approved by the Canadian Senate, has propelled to the surface profound and often submerged anxieties over Canada's self-image and its relationship with its neighbor to the south...