Word: rooting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...investigation—which extended to two other Harvard faculty members—became the landmark case for government attempts to root out subversion in American education...
...root of all this folly was the U.S. government's officially sanctioned version of faltering Soviet oil production, which was at odds with reality. To be sure, Soviet oil production was trailing off. But the Soviets were not running out of oil. Nor would they become dependent on imports. Rather, they were using primitive technology and needed to make investments in their infrastructure. In fact, Russia today is the world's second largest producer, after Saudi Arabia. Instead of becoming a major buyer of middle east oil, as the CIA had warned, Russia ships 3 million...
...nouveau-Japanese restaurant, where manager Miwa Taguchi recommends selections from the 70 sake choices to flatter each dish a diner orders. Connoisseurs start with a daiginjo such as Higan from Niigata prefecture, which boasts a pretty transparency and refreshing taste that goes well with salty burdock-root chips. The distinctive ginjo-grade Suiro is a good balance for tempura pork. Premium sakes like these are usually served chilled so that drinkers can better savor their nuances...
...Rumsfeld's declaration reflects a shift in the orientation of U.S. operations away from large-scale sweeps - such as Operation Valiant Strike, which saw some 1,000 U.S. soldiers trawl through southeastern Afghanistan in March - that are designed to root out Taliban and al-Qaeda diehards. Such operations haven't proved particularly effective in eliminating the small, mobile enemy formations that continue to operate throughout eastern and southern Afghanistan, across the border in Pakistan's tribal areas (where the local elected leadership is openly pro-Taliban) and in the Taliban's Pashtun heartland...
...dope knows, the real problem is misogyny—a big word for the ed page, and a hard one to spell. Unlike beer, misogyny is something some people can’t see, and most would prefer not to look for. How can you create a plan to root out something of which there’s a little lurking in every soul? If you thought a dry campus was an impossible goal, try a misogyny-free one. It’s needless to say which I’d prefer, since the choice isn’t likely...