Word: sheering
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Songhua river in northeastern China doesn't have the history of the Mekong, the spirituality of the Ganges or the sheer power of the Yangtze. But in November 2005, this 1,200-mile (2,000 km) waterway made headlines when a chemical plant in the Chinese city of Jilin spilled massive amounts of the toxic chemical benzene, creating a 50-mile (80 km) noxious slick. The chemicals oozed toward the sea, and Chinese cities that drank from the Songhua were forced to cut off supplies, leaving millions to fend for themselves. As the slick passed over the border...
...region's gobs of easy money will actually go where it is supposed to go. It's all too easy for the state's largesse to end up in the pockets of politicians and other vested interests. The other issue is the long-term damage to economies from the sheer size of the deficit spending. The Chinese spending is equivalent to nearly 13% of GDP while that in Japan comes to 5%. Australia's fiscal stimulus equals 5% of GDP too, while Korea's is at 3.7%, Taiwan's at 3.4% and Thailand...
...With such juicy pickings, it's no wonder that the strait has long been a popular hunting ground for pirates. The sheer quantity of ships passing through its confined space - at one point the strait narrows to a mere 1.7 miles - makes spotting potential targets easy for pirates, and its route is a Hollywood-ready seascape of tropical isles and secret coves, providing ample hideaways. Earlier this decade, the waterway's piracy problem reached crisis levels. Attacks ranged from small-scale robberies by lightly armed desperados to highly organized hijackings of giant vessels by teams of professionals. According...
...Crimson's joint Arts and FM issue on fiction this week, a number of writers on campus submitted their work for publication. While all published submissions were high quality, one in particular stood out not only for its incredible narrative, but for its sheer lasciviousness...
...supplies and preventing doctors from entering the camp. That's "baseless, it's a pack of lies," Rubaie says. Similarly, Rubaie insists that the MEK is a cult, whose "brainwashed" members need to be separated from the 25 or so leaders and "detoxified" so they can resume normal lives. "Sheer lies," says Madani, the MEK spokesman...