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...military doctor in a battle with local militias. It was the country's worst one-time loss in the 12 years it has maintained its "security zone" in southern Lebanon, a 5-mile-wide strip Israel occupies ostensibly to protect its northern border from attack. The debacle will undoubtedly sharpen opposition within Israel to continuing that presence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BAD NEWS, PART 2: A BOTCHED RAID IN LEBANON | 9/15/1997 | See Source »

...outlets, with sales of more than $20 billion. The restaurant group was eating capital the way a teenager can go through an extra-large taco, capital that could have been fueling growth at Pepsi. Says CEO Roger A. Enrico: "Our goal in taking these steps is to dramatically sharpen PepsiCo's focus." He needs to, given Pepsi's loss of global share. Pepsi will keep Frito-Lay, the undisputed king of snacks. This leaves Enrico free to return to the cola wars. Things are about to get interesting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BIZ WATCH Feb 3, 1997 | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

...series enabled each candidate to sharpen his message and hone his attacks on his opponent, leading to several well-articulated, evenly balanced exchanges...

Author: By Richard M. Burnes, | Title: Election '96: Kerry vs. Weld | 10/30/1996 | See Source »

...even playful, also strove to harmonize scriptural difficulties. Both approaches were developed as aids to the believer: they worked from the assumption that God's logic was impeccable; only man's understanding was wanting. But readers may miss a chance to identify with the patriarchs' vibrant humanity and to sharpen their own faith against the peculiar abrasiveness of the Biblical characters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GENESIS RECONSIDERED | 10/28/1996 | See Source »

...taught how to close their mouths or stay in one place when told to do so. But such a disciplinary tool only works if it is taken seriously and unequivocally executed universally: complete silence, for a complete minute. Students would not even be allowed to clean their guns or sharpen their knives until 60 seconds have elapsed. At that point, usual classes and schoolyard violence would be allowed to resume...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Politics of Silence | 7/9/1996 | See Source »

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