Word: rife
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...ruling party, it is hard to see how elections will go forward in a transparent and convincing manner. Rallies are the cornerstone of Pakistani politicking. Only an estimated third of the population has access to television, and half are illiterate, making personal appearances essential to gain votes. Accusations are rife that the polls will be rigged - Bhutto was planning to present investigative documents detailing government plans for skewing the vote in its favor when she died. Nobody was expecting Musharraf's Pakistan Muslim League-Qaid (PML-Q) to receive a landslide; rather, Bhutto's report suggested, rigging would ensure that...
With rumors of government complicity in Benazir Bhutto's assassination rife throughout Pakistan, the country's stability may depend on the absolute transparency of the investigation into the murder. But a constantly evolving and sometimes contradictory explanation of the events by Pakistani investigators has only clouded the issue. Meanwhile, her husband and her supporters are asking for a United Nations-led inquiry into her death, something Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is unlikely to accede to. But even if Musharraf were to agree, there is very little for international forensics experts to investigate...
...musicians of these styles grew up in communities rife with drug traffickers, who often pay the entertainers to play at their parties and to write songs about them. The singers perform the drug ballads along with their love songs: the narco corridos have been among the biggest-selling records in the country...
...military was emboldened to send in its tanks. Sadly, restoring that faith is looking like a dim prospect. "This election is already well known for having almost every questionable, old politician from the bad old days of corrupt governments," commented the Bangkok Post in an editorial. Corruption appears rife. "We've had a lot of reports of vote-buying," says Montri Kiatkhamjorn, a senior officer for the Election Commission, the poll watchdog, in Isaan. "It seems like it's become the culture of this election already." Montri reckons "maybe 50%" of candidates are buying votes in the region, often using...
...basic laundry etiquette that frightens me time and time again. It seems that most undergrads had never handled a Tide bottle before arriving here in Cambridge; they exhibit the same blatant lack of conscientiousness in laundry rooms across campus. From Thayer to Quincy, Lowell to Cabot, this immaturity is rife at Harvard, and doesn’t seem to end until graduation (if at all). Washers and dryers are in high demand at peak hours, like Sunday afternoon and Thursday night. Students, overwhelmed by pressing commitments, naturally want to load and leave as quickly as possible. So, with all machines...