Word: rashness
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...wrestled with its own problems. The capture of Hamadei, who is wanted in the U.S. for the hijacking and the murder of Navy Diver Robert Stethem, seemed to have led to the kidnaping of the two West Germans in Beirut two weeks ago and helped set off the recent rash of abductions. Some German officials fear that giving in to U.S. pressure for speedy extradition of Hamadei could lead to more West German kidnapings. Still, the Germans last week arrested Abbas Ali Hamadei, 30, the suspect's brother, at the Frankfurt airport...
...foes paid her no heed. In a rash of statements, left-wingers likened the President to Marcos, while rightists denounced her, as they frequently have in the past, as too weak and indecisive to run a government. Said a statement issued by Bayan, the largest leftist coalition: "Bayan points the finger of guilt at the Aquino government. By this act it has been shorn of all past claims of being democratic and antifascist." Juan Ponce Enrile, the ambitious former Defense Minister who was sacked by Aquino after the November coup attempt, also pounced on the President. "It is about time...
...fourth race, he continued with a roar. Never really threatened, Conner pulled off a "horizon job" -- meaning the leader is all but out of sight. The hard-pressed New Zealand had a rash of problems, from gear failures to a ripped mainsail, that left it limping in, a stunned 3:38 behind. "Disastrous," said Dickson. "Everything broke and went wrong." Conner ended the week needing only one victory to clinch the challenger's berth in the finals, while the dispirited Kiwis had to win three. If the draper succeeds, next week he will face either his old nemesis, Perth Millionaire...
...that the gridders have been consistently blown out--in only two of its games has Harvard lost by more than two touchdowns. Rather, the combination of an unsettled quarterback position, a rash of injuries and the lack of a home run threat on offense have combined to keep Harvard down once it falls behind...
Business is brisk for these consultants as a result of the recent rash of mergers, acquisitions and spinoffs. Says Joel Portugal, a partner at Anspach Grossman: "Industry is in a state of flux, and that means business for us." When Bank of Virginia merged with Maryland's Union Trust Bancorp, Anspach Grossman suggested the name Signet for the combined company...