Word: possessive
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Venezuela and Iran, respectively, have benefited from the rhetoric of U.S. foreign policy. The Administration's confrontational response to Iran's nuclear policy and Venezuela's anticapitalism is actually making those countries richer and their rulers more popular by driving up the price of oil, a commodity they possess much of. In Venezuela the self-proclaimed Bolivarian revolutionary Chávez has taken state control of some oil fields and threatened ExxonMobil and other oil companies with raising royalty payments and lowering their partnership interests...
...nine-minute prepared statement, Strauss noted that "there is good reason to believe" that the Russians had gone to work on a thermonuclear bomb "substantially before we did . . . We now fully know we possess no monopoly of capability in this awesome field." The current series of U.S. H-bomb tests had thus far been successful "and enormous potential has been added to our military posture." As to the reports that the March 1 blast (TIME. March 22) had got out of hand, no such thing was true-"the yield was about double that of the calculated estimate-a margin...
...media these days, the U.S. should use the threat of air strikes and forceful measures against the Islamic regime as a deterrent to push its leaders back to the negotiation table. Our position stands strong, especially under these new developments: under no circumstances can America allow Iran to possess nuclear weapons. Troublingly, the announced enrichment puts the Islamic Republic a step closer to that goal...
...into the last search is unknown, as the committee’s records are sealed in Harvard’s archives until 2071. Like Stone, Houghton wrote that the committee is seeking views on the “personal and professional qualities” that the next president should possess, as well as views on “any individuals you believe are deserving of serious consideration.” Wrinn said he estimates the committee will receive “thousands” of responses to its request. Letters are being accepted via e-mail at psearch@harvard.edu...
...managers in a local bar to divide our imaginary $270 budget between 24 players in an effort to collect the most points over the course of the season in 10 different statistical categories, and thus display the superior ability to assemble a baseball franchise we had believed ourselves to possess ever since beginning to talk trash about Derek Jeter’s defense in the late 90?...