Word: showdown
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...running through all these tragic events is America's dependence on oil. Will a former oilman from Texas, George W. Bush [CAMPAIGN 2000, June 21], lead America to a future of alternative fuels? Where does his allegiance lie? In all likelihood the presidential election in 2000 will be a showdown between Bush and Gore, and the emphasis placed on environmental policy will be a clear way to distinguish between the two candidates. Is the public informed and mature enough to understand the importance of moving away from fossil fuels and making it a key election issue? If the answer...
...demonstrations without official permission. And as much as Khatami can see the danger of pursuing a direct confrontation with the security establishment, he may not be able to rein in a student body that is beginning to discover its collective power. And if the students opt for an early showdown with the hard-liners, Khatami could find himself among its victims...
...objective in occupying strategic peaks in Indian territory, says Nawaz, was to "internationalize" its claim on the disputed territory. It was also a way for Nawaz to shore up support for his fragile government among the hard-line military and even the Islamic fundamentalist opposition. While fear of a showdown between two nuclear-armed states certainly internationalized the conflict, it may have done so on terms favorable to India: Even such long-term Pakistan allies as the U.S. and China urged Pakistan to withdraw, and the almost universal perception of Pakistan as the aggressor has actually strengthened India?s diplomatic...
Predictably, the Deep Blue match spawned a Luddite reaction, and much talk in hushed and ominous tones on television about the clash between man and his creation. Indeed, that is how the match was packaged: a millennial showdown, a parable of the dominant role computers have come to play in society our collective anxiety about technology exploited...
Despite the outstanding showing at Heps, Schotte said she thinks the team's best meet was the Harvard-Yale showdown in the spring...