Word: reach
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Unquestionably, the hygienic solution for both sides would be to reach a settlement that will allow Texaco to emerge from its Chapter 11 cocoon. Executives at the oil giant have suggested such a possibility, maybe an indication that Texaco is using its bankruptcy as bargaining leverage against its smaller opponent. Manhattan Attorney Richard Lieb detects a more nuanced strategy in Texaco's Chapter 11 filing. By keeping most of its operating companies out of bankruptcy, he says, Texaco has issued an "open invitation to continued bargaining." Since bankruptcy does not involve the entire company, he argues, "it may be Texaco...
...against cancer, noting that some types of the disease, such as breast and prostate cancers, can progress for ten or 15 years before proving fatal. Also, the GAO observed, survival rates reveal nothing about the life expectancy or quality of life of the victims: "Using survival rates alone to reach conclusions about general progress is therefore inappropriate...
...spite of the magnitude of his victory, Chadian President Hisene Habre still has problems to solve. Foremost among them: he must reach an accord with Rebel Leader Goukouni Oueddei, a former President of Chad himself and Gaddafi ally whose forces last year joined with Habre's to help defeat the Libyans. But after an unproductive meeting last week between Goukouni and Ivory Coast President Felix Houphouet-Boigny, who is trying to mediate between the two leaders, the President and the rebel commander reportedly remain far apart on issues ranging from Chad's provisional constitution to Goukouni's role...
During a three-inning stretch, Rowning pitched all strikes en route to her second two-hit shutout of the season. She never faced more than four batters in an inning, and allowed only four batters to reach base--none of whom managed to round the bases to third...
Karpov added: "I think that there is a possibility now to reach an agreement, if there is a real willingness to do so without raising any artificial obstacles. We are removing on our part...any obstacles...