Word: reaction
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...Berdymukhammedov wins, will he be able to maintain Niyazov's iron grip? Probably not to the same degree Niyazov did. Although members of the democratic opposition are jailed at home and badly divided abroad, a coil of Islamic radicalism threatens to unwind as a natural reaction to the years of harsh suppression...
Mission is a sacred word in the military. When you are given a mission, you are trained to complete it, to keep on trying new tactics until the objective is achieved. It is a matter of duty and honor. And so, when politicians criticize a mission, the reflexive military reaction is to assume they are acting dishonorably, putting politics above duty. This is a common attitude in the uniformed military, and it deserves a serious response...
...Some students don’t seem to care about the UC elections or even the UC’s role in undergraduate life. What is your reaction to these apathetic youngsters...
...incredibly humbled,” he said. “It was a really amazing reaction...
...caught and beaten, or hit by rubber bullets (rubber, that is, with a core of steel). Tear gas might be fired. Someone might get shot, and killed. Tradition draws upon tradition. The uprising in the territories, deep into its fourth month, has its violent patterns by now, action and reaction, provocation...