Word: regrouping
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...however, a highly controversial and risky course. A previous peace deal failed within months - and gave the militants the space to regroup and sweep away earlier military gains. "It is an attempt on the part of the government to win over a section of religious extremists," says Hasan Askari-Rizvi, a military analyst. "The idea is that if they are pulled out of the struggle, they will cooperate with the government and help isolate the militants. It may have been a good idea if the Taliban were on the run, but they're well entrenched...
...team has to focus on the rest of the season and move on,” Biega said. “The league is so tight. Every win matters and every period matters.” “We have a positive mindset and were able to regroup after Monday’s loss to [Boston College],” Rogers said. “[We] are pretty confident going into the game.” A win against Cornell may give the Crimson the extra motivation and confidence they need for a successful end to its season. Last...
...another chance for Harvard to close the scoring gap was wasted, as a misconduct call on both teams interrupted the flow of the game and deflated the Crimson’s offensive drive.Fraser scored again with under a minute on the clock, but Harvard’s attempts to regroup ended up being too little, too late.HE’S ALL RILED UPJunior goalie John Riley notched 15 saves in his 25-minute relief performance. Coming in late in the second period with the Crimson down by four, Riley deflected a number of shots to limit the Bulldogs...
...long-term fix is to build a new Somalia. Nation-building is something the Bush administration initially shied away from in Afghanistan, allowing the Taliban to regroup, and came round to in Iraq, with mixed and frequently bloody results. China provides a better model for nation-building in Africa, focusing almost wholly on the continent's commercial potential - and, as a byproduct, the stabilizing effects of poverty alleviation - by pumping billions into infrastructure in war-torn territories such as Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Angola is now stable, if horribly corrupt; Congo is still...
...thought we had a good second period,” Donato said. “Even though they got the goal at the end of the second, I thought we could regroup and come out and win the third...