Word: succeeded
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...most obvious solution--an Iraq-style surge--is unlikely to succeed. President Bush has promised to begin sending 8,000 more troops before he leaves office, and both presidential candidates have pledged at least an additional two brigades. But any troops are unlikely to arrive fast enough or in sufficient numbers. Afghanistan is a third larger than Iraq in size, and its terrain is a lot more difficult. Counterinsurgency expert John Nagl has estimated that there should be 600,000 troops--including Afghan ones--inside the country to quell the Taliban and al-Qaeda threat. Currently there are only about...
...luxury ribs” is tantalizing enough to make any carnivore salivate. But these savory moments only serve to make the looming waves of revulsion hit even harder. The ultimate justification of the reader’s journey is the (false) assumption that Barlow will succeed. But he gets too lost in the woods and the “maybes” of Galicia to remember the objectives of his quest: “Over the course of a year, the challenge of eating every bit of the pig seemed to take a backseat to the sheer pleasure of seeing...
...driven by the system that you are in.” He suggested that an efficient hiring structure can make a significant difference in firm performance. He hoped that firms can benefit from these results by realizing that hiring star workers will not guarantee that the worker will succeed in the new environment. The authors also had advice on an individual level. Abraham said that individuals should make prudent career decisions, and when transferring to a different job, the individual should consider how his success will be related to his co-workers. Groysberg said that he will continue to conduct...
...disperse in the form of grants for alternative-energy research, tax credits for greening homes and businesses, and loans to retool inefficient industries - starting with Detroit's struggling automakers. Republicans doomed a Clinton-era attempt to do something similar by christening the plan a "carbon tax." For Obama to succeed, he would have to convince the public that this tax is truly an "investment...
...This competition shows people how many great ideas students are thinking of on campus,” Li said. “After all, anyone can do it, and any idea can provide the foundation for a great startup. You just need passion for making your idea succeed...