Word: prevails
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...Canadians prevail, men's hockey gold would cap what is shaping up to be one of the country's finest winter performances ever. There were certainly high expectations. The Canadian Olympic Committee (coc) brazenly targeted third place in the overall medal standings--likely requiring 25 medals, compared with the 17 that Canada took home four years ago. Canada might not make it, especially after several failure-to-convert performances in the Games' opening days. As the unfulfilled expectations initially piled up--as when all four female snowboarders failed to qualify for the half-pipe final, or when Emily Brydon finished...
...signaled its continuing interest in a negotiated settlement by announcing that an Iranian delegation will visit Moscow next week for talks on a proposed Russian compromise. But with Ahmadinejad turning the nuclear issue into a populist cause, it's far from certain that the more pragmatic heads will prevail...
...some time to adjust the mindset of the people. We're not only larger but more diverse. We have to come of age." Last year there was "some turbulence," Barroso concedes, as the referendums gave impetus to an anti-E.U. "populism." This year, he is convinced, pragmatism will prevail. "It's easy to put the blame on foreigners, on globalization, on the market, but that's not the honest thing to do. I think right now we're winning this fight for reform," he says. "It's not a traditional ideological battle between left and right. People...
...Wang’s loss at No. 1 set the stage for a tie-breaking match between No. 5 contenders Mukundan and Georgia’s Evgenia Subbotina. Mukundan triumphed in the first set, 6-4, but was down 0-2 in the third set before coming around to prevail, 6-4. With a 3-1 record, Harvard returns to the Murr Center on February 11 and 12 to face No. 30 South Alabama and No. 38 Sacramento State. Freshman Laura Peterzan, who missed the tournament due to injury, will be back in the lineup.—Staff writer...
...most importantly, [Justice’s] argument rests on an unstated general ‘implication’ from the AUMF that directly contradicts express and specific language in FISA,” the professors wrote. “Specific and ‘carefully drawn’ statutes prevail over general statutes where there is a conflict.” The professors added that while it may be permissible for the president to use his authority as commander-in-chief to act “in the absence of Congressional action,” he cannot act contrary...