Word: scopes
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Although small in scope and results, the operation represented a significant escalation in the Reagan Administration's open-ended commitment to use the military against cocaine, the addictive white powder that is now the fastest-growing segment of the approximately $125 billion illicit U.S. drug market. American soldiers will remain in Bolivia for at least two months, transporting the Leopards on search-and-destroy missions into the countryside. U.S. officials are said to be reviewing similar requests for military assistance from Peru, Ecuador and Colombia -- countries that, along with Bolivia, produce almost all the cocaine sold...
Elated by the scope of his success, Nakasone let loose with some uncharacteristic hyperbole. He called the final tally "this voice of the nation, this voice of heaven, this voice of God . . ." Still, the victory was only a first step toward Nakasone's goal of extending his leadership for another two years. Now he must begin the tricky task of persuading his sprawling and splintered party to allow him a rare third term as party president, and thus as Japan's leader...
...Hebrew acronym for Israel's General Security Service), which handles antiterrorism intelligence operations. "There will be no whitewash of the affair," Harish told reporters. Still, few doubted that the Attorney General would come under heavy pressure from the Cabinet of Labor Prime Minister Shimon Peres to limit the scope of any probe...
Their adventure begins when, after a somewhat uneventful few hours at the local bar where they scope out the same, boring men whom they have known (and, in Theresa's case slept with) for most of their adult lives, they decide to blow all of Theresa's paycheck on a cab ride into Liverpool proper and a try at one of the fancier bars where the action might pick up a little. They plan to start off with a little larceny to liven things up. By fleecing the cab driver, after some chit-chat through the communication panel, they discover...
Just another morning at the Free Lance-Star, which has been serving Fredericksburg and its surrounding counties for more than 100 years. One of America's nearly 1,700 daily newspapers, the Star (circ. 34,464) is not exactly the nation's best known. Yet within the scope of its own ambitions, % the Star embodies what is sturdy and special about American journalism. Owned by the Rowe family, the paper is adamantly independent of any power outside the newsroom. Though the paper carries foreign and national news, its true value lies in its coverage of the local scene, from city...