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...From the very outset, then, the objective of U.S. diplomacy was to create a calm and cooperative atmosphere in which the two sides could get on with the business of helping each other out of the mess. Powell projected an unthreatening, businesslike approach, sending out diplomatic feelers every which way to emphasize to Beijing that Washington was in the market for a mutually acceptable solution...
...avenge the loss, the Crimson women came back to slaughter Connecticut College, 10-2. More a contest of team depth than of skill, Harvard overpowered the Camels' defense from the outset. Of the 10 Harvard goals, freshman Liz Anderson and sophomore driver Arianne Cohen, also a Crimson editor, contributed seven. Sophomore driver Kate Callaghan also came away from the game with an imposing total of six steals...
...From the outset, they identified themselves with the Chechen cause, but it was difficult to determine who they actually were. Now they've allegedly been identified as Chechens who had previously fought against the Russian forces in Chechnya. That's an allegation from sources in the Chechen diaspora in Jordan, who even claimed to have revealed the names of the hijackers to Russian...
...civilian guests was a serious distraction for the crew of the Greeneville, who should have been concentrating on a rapid surfacing drill, and the demands of entertaining the civilians apparently threw the submarine's rigid procedural schedule dangerously off-target. There were also mechanical problems from the outset; Griffiths reports that a screen meant to display sonar readings to the commander and others on deck was not working, but when officers discovered the malfunction, they decided to put off repairs until returning to port...
Four months ago, at the outset of the 2000-2001 NCAA men's basketball campaign, expectations ran high for the Harvard squad. With three starters and several other key reserves returning from the previous year, many observers predicted big things for this year's group...