Word: ridding
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...raise their children in an environment in which they can get a decent education and they can find health care." The President was talking about Palestinians, not Americans, and he was on a roll. "If there is corruption, I'm not surprised that people say, Let's get rid of corruption," he added. "If government hadn't been responsive, I'm not the least bit surprised that people said, I want government to be responsive...
...support Hamas, a radical Islamist group committed to destroying Israel but also widely viewed among Palestinians as a vehicle for clean and competent government. "I came here today to vote for Hamas," Mustaffa, 46, told Time outside a polling station in Hebron. "Perhaps my vote will contribute to getting rid of PA corruption." Hamas supporter Zahra was eager to talk up her party. "We have to prove to the whole world that Hamas is concerned about the future of the Palestinians," she said soon after voting. Asked what sort of future that would be, she walked on without replying...
...proper tools or protective clothing. But with an insatiable demand for steel in Asia's booming economies, scrap prices have soared. Scrap now sells as high as $400 a ton in India, compared to roughly $150 a ton in Europe. "In Denmark you almost have to pay to get rid of a ship; in India they have a meaningful value," says Melchiors. He would like the imo to focus on forcing the shipbreaking yards to accept a higher standard of worker safety. Until that happens, though, shipbreaking seems bound to remain a race to the bottom. In Alang, business last...
...just the inside creature comforts or the taillights," says Robert Thibodeau, owner of a major Detroit Ford dealership. Toyota, by contrast, has produced SUVs and the luxury Lexus--two totally different vehicles--even though they are built on the same platform. Some analysts argue that Ford should get rid of one of its brands, such as Mercury, and narrow its product line. The company's drab minivans may be dropped...
BIRD AS A WIRE According to the London papers, Chris Taylor learned the name of his girlfriend's secret beau when his parrot chirped, "I love you, Gary." He got rid of both...