Word: ploy
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...when Gates stepped down as Microsoft's CEO, saying he wanted to focus more on his family. And, because a chunk of the Gates Foundation grants go to wiring libraries in poor communities to use the Internet, some conspiracy theorists have gone as far as branding this as a ploy to introduce Microsoft products to a population that can't otherwise afford them...
...leave? Theories range from its being a ploy to improve the company's chances in antitrust court - maybe the feds will go easier if they see their nemesis fading into the background - to that he just wants to spend more time with the wife and kids. Gates says he simply wants to focus on developing software, because that's where he thinks the big bucks will be as the Internet moves beyond our PCs into everyday gadgets, from pens to coffee makers to car stereos. "At the end of the day you're thinking, thinking, thinking about how the different...
...said that if he receives the Democratic nomination, he will immediately challenge the Republican nominee to cease television and radio advertising and instead engage him in twice-weekly debates. The challenge is similar to one he has already issued to Bill Bradley - one that Bradley has denounced as "a ploy," but that is working well with focus groups...
...removing the troops from the border and by Musharraf steadily proving himself a moderate with strong diplomacy skills. Now the West is shaking its finger at India for picking on Pakistan without proof. U.S. officials have already written off Vajpayee's accusations as yet another futile ploy to have Pakistan declared a terrorist state. One thing is increasingly clear: if India wants to curry favor with the international community for its rule over Kashmir, it's going to have to be more polite to its neighbors...
...ploy netted the Skating Dutchmen's only goal, a well-screened blast from the center point by Jason Ralph that went over Jonas' shoulder...