Word: succeeding
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...countryside tell of local MDC supporters who lost relatives in the post-election violence seeking vengeance. "It is unfortunate that these violent acts are occurring at a time when we are beginning a new era in the country and such behavior does not make the cooperation between the parties succeed," Justice Minister and Mugabe loyalist Patrick Chinamasa told the state-owned Herald newspaper...
...Harvard fencing team, this summer went far beyond the norm for even the overly ambitious Harvard students. This summer meant the fulfillment of a lifelong dream at the Olympics in Beijing.“Ever since I was a child, my biggest dream was to go and succeed there,” Mills said. “So I fulfilled the first part, I got there, but I didn’t do so well.”Competing in epee solely on the individual level, Mills made it to the round of 32 before being eliminated, finishing 22nd. Cross...
...disease on.Many conservative groups have censured the vaccine, claiming it encourages promiscuity. They have especially taken issue with the young age at which the vaccine is administered, as the CDC recommends it be given to girls as young as nine years old. Yet in order for the vaccine to succeed, children must be vaccinated before they are sexually active, particularly as HPV can be spread through skin-to-skin contact and not just intercourse. It is illogical to suggest that children and young adults will be unaware of other risks of sexual activity just because they have the HPV vaccine.The...
...appeared as if there was no plan to succeed in Iraq. Though sectarian violence had spiked and political progress stalled, Bush forged ahead confidently with a policy that amounted to little more than "We must win." As Woodward writes, "No matter how he tried to dress it up with positive language and sugarcoat it to the American public, he was losing the war. But somehow he had no set deadlines, demanded no hurry." Eventually, Bush ceded the responsibility for a new strategy to National Security Adviser Steve Hadley, who pushed ahead with the idea of a troop surge despite...
Journalists may not like to admit it, but cowing the media works. Not always, not with everyone, but--with a polarized audience, commercial pressures and constant self-doubt about fairness--it can succeed. It was after Hillary Clinton and SNL accused the media of coddling Obama that coverage of him turned sharp. If you want to amplify your message, make it about the media because the press finds itself the most fascinating subject...