Word: strength
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...aren't, and that can frustrate Roger." Nadal, no. 3 ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia, and Argentine Guillermo Canas, who have all recently beaten Federer, can catch up to his trickiest shots. Canas has ousted Federer twice on hardcourt, the surface on which the U.S. Open is played. "My strength is the way I defend the point," says Canas. "Guys feel a little more uncomfortable if they have to hit an extra ball." Even those barely human guys, like Federer...
...hope everyone who read the story on Graham will see how he exemplifies Christian belief. His faith is not dogmatic or wrathful, as so many depictions would have it. It is a faith of forgiveness, strength, hu- mility, perseverance and, most important, love. It is a love for mankind from a creator that will not stop loving us. It is with this love, belief and acceptance of Jesus as his Saviour that he will be led to his eternal home and back to his precious Ruth. Thank you, Rev. Graham, for being our modernday Paul and fighting the good fight...
That plan has paid off. In 2006 FORTUNE ranked Viking second in terms of brand strength and identification, behind iPod. As a privately held company, Viking is tight-lipped about hard numbers but claims double-digit growth for the past 15 years. Published reports put annual sales at more than $300 million, a figure the company does not dispute. It's a neat trick to create a global brand from Greenwood, Miss., where the company does all its manufacturing...
...Administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "The interest we have had is in trying to bring together the middle of Pakistani society to refocus efforts against the extremes." The theory is that Bhutto's personal popularity would bolster Musharraf's weakening support and her party's strength in Parliament could help him get re-elected. In exchange, he would name Bhutto as Prime Minister and drop corruption charges against her and her family...
...ruling challenges Musharraf in a couple of ways. First, it shows the strength and independence of the Supreme Court, which may prove Musharraf's most formidable opponent in the coming weeks. When he tried, in March, to dismiss Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on allegations of misconduct, the move backfired on Musharraf. Massive rallies in support of the suspended judge swept the country, and moderate Pakistanis who had previously tolerated Musharraf as a bulwark against corruption and Islamist extremism began to view him as a ham-fisted dictator attempting to remove a potential obstacle to his plan to remain...