Word: shapes
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Among intellectuals, there is an ongoing debate over whether individuals shape history. Those who argue affirmatively are often in the minority. Not so when it comes to Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany...
Salinas also halted trading on the Mexican stock exchange and closed banks for a day, hoping to restore investors' confidence. Washington offered a $6 billion line of credit to support the peso. "Fundamentally," Bill Clinton said, "I think they are in sound shape." When Mexico City's market reopened Friday, the stock index -- which has been volatile all year -- initially plunged 100 points but recovered to a loss of less than 1%. "We'll see several weeks of turbulence," predicts Ernesto Cervera, an analyst at a Mexico City consulting firm. Some experts say the market may be unsettled until...
...moment Bush does not see a need to change the way the presidency is organized, to shape it more like a parliamentary system to prevent the gridlock that plagues the U.S. government. "I don't buy into this bit about how intelligence failed or the machinery didn't work," he declares. "I could make a case for a single, six-year term. But I don't feel passionately about it." He does feel deeply about "a capacity for loyalty, that you don't chicken out when somebody's in trouble and pull away for self-gain." He has a strong...
Michael Hartl '96 says he chooses his dinner carefully. Although a casual observer might assume from Hartl's painstaking attention to nutrition that he is training for a decathalon or possibly a swimsuit competion, Hartl says he is merely keeping in shape. hall counter. Hartl, who admits he oftenchooses his dinner with an eye to Harvard DiningServices' (HDS) new "Nutrition Bites" nutrientcounters, says tonight's choice--spaghetti withmarinara sauce and meatballs, and a salad oflettuce and broccoli--is fairly standard...
...They are up-to-date; their drivers are good,"says one bus company owner, speaking on conditionof anonymity. "I've been on their buses, andthey're in good shape...