Word: regrouping
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...Radicalism has been on the rise for several years in Pakistan. Many members of al-Qaeda and the Taliban, fleeing the U.S. assault on their bases in Afghanistan, have taken advantage of the porous border between the countries to regroup in the remote, mountainous tribal areas of Waziristan. But Swat is different. The virtual takeover by extremists of a populous, settled area so close to Islamabad marks a significant advance in local militancy. "Swat is a symbol," says a Western military official based in Islamabad. "Mullah Fazlullah's influence is spreading - it doesn't look good...
...Duke team. “I told our kids at a certain point we weren’t monitoring the score,” Amaker said. “We came here to play three games total, and we have to see if we can put ourselves together and regroup.” Harvard will have a chance to recover when it meets UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, and closes the tournament against Northwestern State on Sunday afternoon. —Staff writer Jonathan Lehman can be reached at jlehman@fas.harvard.edu...
...Musharraf agreed to a cease-fire in the mountains, which has allowed religious extremists and militants to regroup. They have since spread into more moderate parts of the country. A U.S. National Intelligence Estimate in July found that over the past two years, al-Qaeda had made a comeback in Pakistan, re-established training camps and begun plotting fresh attacks against the U.S. When the cease-fire ended nearly a year later, suicide bombings suspected of being linked to al-Qaeda had become a regular feature of Pakistani life...
...Once you get into the tournaments, it’s no time to be making poor decision, and that will cost us if we’re not focused.” With those mental challenges in mind, Harvard looks forward to the winter as a chance to regroup and bring renewed focus to the spring season. —Staff writer Robert T. Hamlin can be reached at rhamlin@fas.harvard.edu...
...coxswain remains exempt from the physical pain of a 2,000-meter race done at full throttle. But the enormous responsibility of steering, coaching, and gauging at which points to call for a strong push from the crew is burdensome enough. Coxswains can’t call timeouts and regroup their crews—a luxury afforded to athletes in most other sports. They have one chance to steer a good course and direct the progress of oarsmen who must have unblinking faith in their coxswains, even if they make a mistake. And there is plenty of opportunity for error...