Word: reined
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That train has left the station. The speed and ease with which Nasrallah's fighters took over Beirut--and the military's reluctance to stop them--suggest that Hizballah has free rein of the country. Unlike Hamas, which is confined to poverty-stricken Gaza, Hizballah has at its disposal an entire country, complete with a sophisticated banking system, an international airport and a friendly neighbor in Syria. Never has a terrorist organization had that kind of infrastructure. Saab notes that Hizballah's leaders can now have their cake and eat it too: "They're in control in Lebanon without having...
...from clear how a Maoist-dominated government will govern. The economy is a war-ruined shambles; some question whether revolutionary fervor will translate into fiscal acumen. Although the election went off with few hitches, the voting was marred in part by the vigilantism of Maoist youth cadres. Prachanda must rein them in as well as convince nervous neighbors India and China of his group's commitment to stable, multiparty democracy...
...leaders would see Cabinet ministries not as platforms from which to govern effectively, but as prizes to be handed out to loyal followers. "If you look at the opposition and government, these are people who a few years ago were saying, 'We need a lean Cabinet, we need to rein in government expenditures,'" said Stephen Lugalia, chairman of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. "These are very knowledgeable people. They have decided to ignore that and said, 'We're just going to make sure we'll take care of our people...
Knowles arrived at a time of budgetary crisis, with annual deficits near $10 million. He deemed himself a “wet-weather dean” and vowed to rein in spending...
...Harvard and other elite universities takes steps to rein in rising tuition costs, Americans continue to cite the ever increasing cost of a bachelor’s degree as the most pressing issue in higher education. According to a recent poll conducted by The Chronicle of Higher Education and the Gallup Organization, 42 percent of Americans stated that it is “extremely important” for the next president of the United States to address rising college costs. The issue was deemed the most important in higher education, above the quality of education. But out of the nine...