Word: standings
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...trouble with the stimulus packages in the U.S. and China is that eventually the efforts of governments to prime the pump run out of money and economic activity has to stand on its own. For China and the U.S. the end of that support means very different things, but the are inextricable connected. China's stimulus package is aimed at driving business activity and consumer spending within the nation's borders. But, if demand for its exports does not return soon, the most critical aspect of its GDP growth will still be in an anemic state. Alternatively...
...China's economy cannot stand on its own without the U.S. economy recovering its foundation, which is consumer spending. That means that the prospects of rapid GDP growth in the world's most populous nation remain doubtful...
...acre Westward Look Resort. It was a working dude ranch in the 1940s and 50s, and is now an adobe-style hotel offering biking, hiking, horseback riding, tennis and a full-service spa. Through May, rates start at $199 per night, including breakfast. But if you can stand the blistering heat, check out the resort in summer, when rates dip to $89, including breakfast. 245 East Ina Road, Tucson...
...Another Bethlehem Christian named Nadia says she would like to see the Pope endure the same difficulties as Palestinians do every day while crossing the Israeli checkpoint. "The Holy Father would have to stand in line for several hours, then remove his belt and shoes and cross just to get past the security barrier," she muses...
...gathered in front of Tehran's Evin prison in anticipation of her release. Reza Saberi, the reporter's father, was visibly expectant, and said that finally "things were moving on a rational track." The reporter's mother paced in front of the entrance impatiently, at times stopping to stand with her arms akimbo and dropping her head, at others squatting down to sob into a napkin. When the journalist was finally released, she was taken through a back door, out of reporters' view. Later, in front of her home in the north of Tehran, her father said...