Word: rearguard
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Some diplomats believe that the protests have been encouraged by Communist Party conservatives who are still fighting a rearguard action against Deng's reforms. Others accuse the government of encouraging anti-Japanese sentiment as a means of boosting national feelings. Whatever the reason, it may not have been a coincidence that the Peking government last week announced plans to remove, in the interests of beautification, the large billboards that advertise Japanese products along the capital's main avenue...
...didn’t help that the rearguard was unstable, as sophomore goalie Kathryn Tylander suffered a season-ending ankle injury against Syracuse. Junior Kristen Demorest and the hockey team’s junior defensewoman, Caitlin Cahow, split the remaining time...
...idea that we are fighting a noble, worthy, but ultimately futile rearguard action against the unstoppable tide of “progress” is one that constantly haunts many conservatives, but is entirely rejected by my friend Dave. How? The answer seems to be that the optimistic conservatives are economically oriented; since they view human existence and action as value-maximizing or at least predictable, they are sure that, if only they can get people the right information, they will choose the better policy. Thus Dave’s confidence that Americans will soon reform their education system...
...however, the rebels haven't been beaten. From the nature of the fight and interviews with insurgents before the attack, it seems clear the nationalist and jihadist leadership had by and large already left the city along with much of their ranks, leaving behind, in classic guerrilla style, a rearguard detail to harass and interdict U.S. forces. The Americans in Fallujah got a taste of what they may confront across Iraq's restive Sunni triangle as the military command attempts to root out the insurgents from their sanctuaries. They are a tenacious enemy who fight as any guerrilla force might...
...food fight has erupted in New England between those who would label their produce as they see fit and those who argue that some of those labels give customers a false impression. Chief among the latter is Monsanto Corp., the agrochemical giant that markets RBST and is fighting a rearguard action to quell consumer resistance to its product...