Word: paces
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...tape, however. The goal in melding Hong Kong and Shenzhen, the report said, is to create a megacity that, by 2020, would surpass London and Los Angeles as an international economic juggernaut. It's a quintessentially capitalist solution befitting a quintessentially capitalist city. Need to grow to keep pace with competitors? Find a merger partner. "I think a closer relationship with the mainland is inevitable and by now is accepted by both sides," says Shiu Sin-por, a member of the Hong Kong government's Central Policy Unit...
While Harvard announced a sweeping financial aid initiative on Dec. 10, three weeks before applications for the Class of 2012 were due, the University said that application numbers were still ahead of last year’s pace even before the overhaul of financial aid was announced...
...Hong Kong that same weekend, thousands protested against Beijing's timetable for democratization in the territory, which last month ruled out the possibility of direct elections in 2012 in favor of a vague promise to consider them in 2017 and 2020. Pro-democracy activists, impatient with the pace of reform and skeptical of Beijing's guarantees, carried banners denouncing the Chinese Communist Party and demanding direct elections for both the chief executive and legislative council - now largely chosen by a small group of pro-Beijing business leaders - in four years. Under cloudy skies, a throng of demonstrators that rally organizers...
...strengths of the weekend’s performance lay in its fast pace and well-planned program order. The evening’s mixture of jazz and tap, with a guest appearance by the South Asian Dance Company and a stunning Irish dance number thrown in for good measure, provided a recipe for success...
...hill. I always used to enjoy going fast up these hills, and at one stage I caught up to John, who was at least 10 years older than I was. I passed John. John was very, very competitive, and even though he was older he really put on the pace to try and pass me again. Well, there was simply no way I would permit anybody to pass me, and I put on the speed and left John behind. I always remember looking behind at John, who was absolutely desperate to try and defeat me on this hill...