Word: standing
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...Yahoo. As the New York Times suggests, such collusion might be the only way, though, as the authors of this report make clear, there is no magic bullet. But if the solutions aren't obvious, the report's overall message is: Will the future leaders of journalism please, please stand...
...Harvard community now faces an important choice. Do we choose to stand back divided, or do we step forward...
...Still, Wyden and Cooper's plan is considered a long shot. The political wisdom in Washington suggests that for any proposal to actually stand a chance, it would have to build on the existing employer-based system. For much the same reason, few believe that "single payer" health care - a government-financed system similar to Medicare - will be given any serious consideration. As one Administration official put it in describing the Wyden plan, "A lot of people think this is where the system should be 20 years from now, but no one sees how it can be there two years...
...appears to have won popular support for the move, more discriminating observers believe that Sharif's calls for an independent judiciary are a tactic. Neither the PPP nor Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) have an attractive track record when it comes to the judiciary. Both parties stand accused of packing courts with pliable judges in search of favorable verdicts. In 1998, during his second term in office, Sharif's supporters stormed the Supreme Court when they feared a ruling against their leader...
...maintenance of cars that are no longer new but have to be repaired over time is a tremendously large and very profitable business. Building and selling new cars has lost most of its luster. And, it is not a stand alone industry any more. There is too much competition and not enough money...