Word: ruggeder
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An elderly couple, ethnic Russians afraid to identify themselves beyond their first names Ivan and Natalya, walk slowly across the bridge that links the Estonian city of Narva to the Russian community of Ivan-Gorod. They used to make the trip easily, before the break-up of the Soviet Union...
"It's a tough place to work, especially if you're a Black or a minority," said another, adding that the administration often seeks reprisals against vocal labor union stewards. "That organization is pretty rugged there...You've got to be tough to work there."
BATTERIES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE ACHILLES' HEEL of electric cars; you can make one that's rugged, but it's bound to be too heavy, too bulky and unable to store enough electricity. Or you can make a lightweight, efficient battery using a liquid containing lithium salts as the energy...
As Republicans, we must reaffirm the basic tenets of personal responsibility and accountability. This is where the Democrats, particularly Bill Clinton, run into trouble; their societal collectivism and commitment to government intervention conflicts with a rugged, private individualism that most Americans still hold sacred.
Sheep rancher Nick Theos, all of his 72 years in the rugged rangeland of Colorado and Utah written on his face, was not as restrained. "If that fee goes up to $2 or $3 we are broke, out of business," he said with the sweep of a giant, scarred hand...