Word: selecter
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...more punishing than the damage caused by an Iraqi attack. The degree will depend on the number of Israeli casualties and whether Iraq uses chemical weapons. If an Iraqi strike is largely symbolic, causing little or no damage, Jerusalem is expected to calibrate its response accordingly, hitting a few select targets, including the missile bases in western Iraq. Or it may acquiesce to pressure from Washington...
...Adventurous Oenophile is selecting wines to accompany a festive dinner. For aperitifs, the A.O. and his companion want a sparkling wine -- and what could be livelier than the 1986 Ste. Chapelle Blanc de Noir brut? With the appetizer, a glass of white wine would be appropriate: the A.O. selects a 1986 Anderson Valley Chardonnay. Since the diners have chosen meat entrees, the A.O. requests a bottle of Llano Estacado's 1986 Cellar Select Cabernet Sauvignon. And a non-vintage Johannisberg Riesling from Chaddsford Winery will set off dessert nicely. The sommelier takes the order with an approving smile...
When labelled groups select a term to describe themselves, they are asserting a kind of self-control, Asay says. "That's challenging the power structure...
...implicated in the savings and loan debacle? The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, which is investigating charges of agency involvement in the scandal, will soon produce some answers. Nobody has managed to nail down a charge, aired in a series of articles in the Houston Post, that the CIA used fraudulently obtained S&L money to fund some of its covert operations, including support for the now defunct Nicaraguan contra rebels. But there is more evidence for a second Post allegation: that a Justice Department prosecutor investigating a bank failure in 1985 was warned off by FBI agents because...
DEMOCRATIZERS at Harvard believe that governing bodies not elected by or composed of students are inherently unresponsive to their concerns. Therefore, the University should allow students to help select its leadership. Student participation in University governance, they argue, is not only just but also useful...