Word: quadrants
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...iron out if the settlement plan is to work. The two-page, 10-point agreement left key issues unresolved, including sensitive questions of command. For weeks Moscow not only insisted on participating in the peace force but tried to place its troops in charge of Kosovo's northern quadrant, where many Serbian holy sites lie. Washington refused for fear that would effectively partition the province. Now the diplomats are wrangling over just what role the Russian troops will play and who will command them. Russia's proud military men oppose the settlement, making it harder for Moscow's troops...
...Jessica Alcosta and leading scorer junior Danielle Decoste used speed to pressure the Harvard defense into a few critical mistakes. The attacks paid off with 19:40 remaining when senior Candice Lilienfeld scored, corraling a loose ball off a corner and lofting it into the top left quadrant of the net for the decider...
...argued that his client needed more time to transfer the stock, which is currently being held in a Swiss bank. In court Thursday, Bailey said he had worked hard to comply: "I've tried to raise the millions the order requires. I have worked day and night in every quadrant where I have any clout whatsoever to come up with the money." A further hearing is set for next Tuesday in Atlanta...
...argued that his client needed more time to transfer the stock, which is currently being held in a Swiss bank. In court Thursday, Bailey said he had worked hard to comply: "I've tried to raise the millions the order requires. I have worked day and night in every quadrant where I have any clout whatsoever to come up with the money." But U.S. Attorney David McGee countered that Bailey was stalling: "The only way to get Mr. Bailey to comply is to keep his feet to the fire...
There's only one thing worse than business books: business novels. A new spate -- with titles like The Quadrant Solution and Flying Fox -- dispense the usual wooden phrasing and boring platitudes with, occasionally, a clunky hint of sex. Quadrant offers a numbing exchange about business expansion, interrupted by a long kiss. From the steamy dialogue in Fox: "Relax," she said. "Have another glass of water." Puh-leeze...