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...pretty much see the power-plant cycle stopping dead in its tracks," says John Olson, an energy-industry analyst at Sanders Morris Harris in Houston. Selling off some assets may strengthen the power companies' balance sheets, but it's still unclear whether this will be enough to stave off a power-capacity shortage in the next three or four years, when those canceled power plants would have been coming online. Analysts say the Northeast will be particularly vulnerable to price hikes and perhaps even California-style rolling blackouts...
...escalating tide of violence had left him teetering in the face of plummeting poll numbers and mounting challenges from both right and left. Following the U.S. line allows him to reposition himself in the center, alongside his Labor Party coalition partners on whose support he will depend to stave off the collapse of his government as right-wingers defect - and hold his most dangerous challenger, Benjamin Netanyahu...
...left in the game, it became evident that the contest would go down to the wire. After Scott sent the partisan crowd of 5,137 into a frenzy with two more from the charity stripe one minute later, the Cardinal looked like it might be able to stave off the scare from the Crimson...
Miller’s bat was all the Crimson needed on the day. However, for good measure, the freshman backstop called a great game for her upperclassmen battery-mates. Whitton (6 K, 4 IP) combined with senior Suzanne Guy and sophomore Kara Brotemarkle to stave off any rallies and preserve the victory...
Ironically, the pageant that alerted me to the difficulties of being openly gay eventually taught me how to stave off harassment. I won the crown through flamboyance, by accentuating every detail of my femininity. While my fellow contestants despised me, the audience erupted with laughter and gave me standing ovations after both the talent and swimsuit competitions. For every person who mocked me, it seemed like three others admired how comfortable I appeared with myself. At school, girls loved to hear me talk about the latest guy I met on the Internet. One of my female classmates told...