Word: protractedness
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TAIPEI: Taiwan's recent war of nerves with China has taken its toll on the island's economy. China's military threats have damaged public confidence, as Taiwanese have rushed to sell their stocks and change their money into U.S. dollars, causing markets to plunge. Despite a government-led $7.4...
Operation Uphold Democracy, says a U.S. diplomat, is a model "only for the national war college: exit strategy as diplomacy." If the U.S. will not engage in nation building, he believes, "it's just pasting on Band-Aids." Johns Hopkins Professor Michael Mandelbaum has recently written in Foreign Affairs that...
After all, Harvard students already know a little bit about deception. Their resumes, padded with bogus activities and acheivements, testify to their ability and willingness to decieve. Students who choose to steal should plan elaborate crimes. Then, we would all be entertained by protracted campus mysteries until the greedy whizkids...
As public opinion turns against the Republicans who have been consumed with Whitewater, they are insisting that their investigation continue, because a smoking gun may yet be uncovered. From the start of the investigation, they have attempted to make analogies to Watergate, claiming that only protracted investigation uncovered that scandal...
Senior Terrence Mann won high jump with a season's best of 2.01 meters, just missing Eastern Championship qualifications. Having healed from a protracted injury, Mann was happy with his performance.