Word: return
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...would want to deny what China's leaders since Mao Zedong have termed China's return to "dignity," a reference to the country's re-emergence as a great power in Asia. But even though other Asian states welcome economic opportunities offered by China's rise, the vast majority prefer the preservation of Pax Americana. The American-backed order has hitherto offered protection for smaller players by binding more powerful states (including the U.S. itself) to agreed rules of behavior and processes of dispute resolution...
...suggest noncooperative students be placed in a public-service program and spend their schooltime doing menial labor in municipal parks and buildings. Some will drop out; others will see the advantages of learning and cooperation and return to class. Competition and incentives are necessary to succeed in the real world...
...military junta overthrew Nigerien President Mamadou Tandja on Feb. 18, following his decision to push through a referendum abolishing presidential term limits. Although the coup was condemned by the U.N. and African Union, thousands flooded the capital in support of the military council, which promised to return democracy to Niger. It appointed an interim civilian Prime Minister to serve until elections can be held...
...just instituted during the fall semester. Once a week, everyone plays the same song at the same time at max volume, flooding the courtyard with sonic enjoyment and drawing some Dunsterites into a cathartic dance-fest. Though the tradition has been temporarily put on hold, it is sure to return in the fall...
...Quakers would return the ball to Crimson on their next possession, though, when Harvard’s defense forced Jack Eggleston to sail a pass out of bounds with 1:10 left...