Word: pursuits
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...He’s one of the few kids I’ve ever coached [who’s] just so relentless in the pursuit of being one of the top players in his position,” says Aidan Gaitan, who coached Rogers on Albertson. “He practices like he plays...He just always, always, always wants to do well. You don’t find kids like that nowadays...
...distinctive voice. At the Furnaces’ best, their songs sound like an exploration of the most basic building blocks of pop songs. It’s reverse engineering with little concern for polish or production quality. Yet while weirder bands don’t mind sounding abrasive in pursuit of something loftier, Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger manage to pull off their eccentricity with good-natured aplomb. And as unusual as their work is, the Fiery Furnaces never allow themselves to get lost amidst the smoke and mirrors of a novelty album. Even on “Charmaine Champagne?...
...Obama Administration, the Pakistani military's reluctance to take on the TTP doesn't bode well for the pursuit of U.S. interests. Washington would like Islamabad to confront the groups that pose a direct threat to NATO forces across the border in Afghanistan - the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network. But "it's not clear that the Pakistanis are prepared to pay more than lip service to that," says Riedel...
...ecological burden of industrialization. So did a survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project about a year ago, which found that some 80% of Chinese felt protecting the environment should be a priority-a stark contrast to the global perception of the Chinese as a people in feckless pursuit of wealth...
That status quo now consists of a full-bore pursuit of a nuclear-weapons program - despite a pledge to cease and desist at the so-called six-party talks held during the Bush Administration - as well as a long-range missile development program that continues despite a U.N. resolution calling for its end. The North, moreover, has already attached an important condition to its re-engagement: last week, its diplomats told New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, the former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. under Bill Clinton, that Pyongyang would return to the negotiating table only if it could deal directly...