Word: possession
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...With that approach to the hunt, says Megill, "it was basic investigative work."? During the last week of June and early July, reports Russell, the military became aware of a family of brothers believed to possess information about Saddam's whereabouts and to be helping protect him. They were identified by other Iraqis who were shown pictures - many of them seized in previous raids - of Saddam surrounded by cronies...
Area studies centers, as they currently exist, are a vital part of American scholarship. They provide extra funding for research into fields that are geopolitically significant, but not traditional foci of academic interest. By enabling interested scholars to pursue research in these areas and cultures, the nation comes to possess an objective, broad-based knowledge of the regions in question. Politicizing these scholars and forcing them to rubberstamp political faits accomplis would make their advice useless. Politicians already have their yes-men; academics serve a different purpose...
...this juxtaposition of the miraculous and the ordinary?appropriate enough considering the Christmas setting?that gives Tokyo Godfathers its unique character. That even the grittiest scenes possess a careful beauty is the result of meticulous work by Kon's team of artists, considered by many to be the best in the business. Chief among them is Kon's longtime art director Nobutaka Ike. To prepare for the task of rending Tokyo into anim?, Ike spent months prowling the city with a digital camera. In the process he discovered the beauty of Tokyo's grungy, cluttered back alleys?normally passed over...
...very fact that mosques possess a personal, spiritual element outside of their architectural identity complicated the process of assembling the book, as details acquired a much more immediate significance, Macaulay says. The author acknowledges that the task produced an increase in self-imposed pressure...
Even if Fitzpatrick wasn’t 100 percent ready, Murphy likely thought his presence alone would change the momentum of the game. Though Schires had played well in his limited action this season, he does not possess the dynamic running threat of Fitzpatrick...