Word: reaction
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...Dung's aunt? What was her reaction? "Oh," says Dung after he hangs up. "She asked if I was earning any royalties...
...sober French reaction marks how the nation has evolved towards a freer market system under European Union rules, even as it struggles to preserve parts of its vaunted welfare state. Over the past decade, millions of French citizens became first-time shareholders following a huge wave of privatizations, the bulk of them carried out in the late 1990s by a Socialist-led government. Meanwhile, once-modest executive compensation - long cited as proof of France's more egalitarian approach - has skyrocketed in recent years; in 2007 alone, pay for French top executives soared by an estimated 58%, according to the French...
...contact people. Take 20 days before you start to job hunt again. Eat healthy, exercise and take the time to reassure your significant other. Getting laid off can lead to a series of emotions not unlike mourning, and spouses feel that, too. You have to get through the emotional reaction. This is advice based on research of people who took 20 days and wrote daily about their feelings. By doing that, you can get rid of the toxic stuff that will leach out in your conversations with other people. You can fulminate or say ?why didn?...
...Angoor Adda, a village in South Waziristan, was followed by stepped up air strikes on suspected militants by pilotless drones. Pentagon officials had suggested in recent weeks that the U.S. would be "testing" the new Pakistani government by stepping up its attacks in western Pakistan to gauge Islamabad's reaction. Previously, U.S. actions had been been limited to launching missile strikes or hot pursuits into Pakistani territory without the consent of the Pakistani government. The Sept. 3 attack was the first significant cross-border U.S. ground strike without prior Pakistani approval - a change approved by President Bush in July. That...
...Major General Burton Field told a House panel earlier this month. Lacking precision-guided bombs, the Pakistani military has been forced to rely on ground operations against Taliban and al-Qaeda militants, which eliminates the element of surprise. And, says analyst Ayesha Siddiqa. "As far as the army's reaction is concerned, I haven't seen the Pakistan army say it no longer needs F-16s and military...