Word: proceed
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...guitarist Nick Valensi all attended Dwight prep school in New York City) and publicists’ assertions that they are überhip (“they dress as if the 1970s and the 80s fell into the same laundry hamper”), the five young band members proceed with unpolished, unpretentious gusto that fans and critics can’t get enough of. The five college dropouts, all under the age of 23, have been hailed by NME as “the Saviours of Rock and Roll,” lauded by Rolling Stone and mobbed across...
...suicide squad and elements of al-Qaeda, it continues to finger bin Laden. British intelligence too is convinced that al-Qaeda is responsible: "The evidence is pretty good, better than circumstantial," says a British source. For Powell, all of this has meant that policy on retaliation should proceed in a step-by-step approach, focusing first on bin Laden and the Taliban...
...week following the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks. Sharon's change of heart - allowing the meeting to go ahead and avoiding Israeli-initiated military action against the Palestinians - came after a constant stream of phone calls from the Bush administration urging him to allow the talks to proceed...
America should proceed with any military build-up in Pakistan carefully and under tight security, and it must be prepared to take defensive actions in the event of terrorist or guerrilla attacks against American positions. The U.S. is not deploying forces to secure or welcoming environments, as it did in the war against Iraq 10 years ago. It is true that there was some local unrest at the appearance of American soldiers in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War, but many were convinced that the American military presence was needed to defend them from the imminent threat posed by Iraq...
...adaptations on the part of the bookstores that sponsor them. Larger than expected audiences require a rapid mobilization of extra chairs. Other times, even well-publicized events will commence with meager attendance. Very small audiences can lead to more informal, conversational events, depending on how the author chooses to proceed. Other times, thoroughly unpredictable events occur. Newhall recalled the amusing incident in which Anne Heche suddenly disappeared from where she had been, shortly before the start of her event. After several nerve-wracking minutes of running up and down Brattle Street, he finally found her—in his office...