Word: succumbing
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...blood in the streets. That alone is a measure of China's new stability. The government's main focus: balancing growth between the go-go coastal areas and a sometimes shockingly poor interior, easing the movement of millions from farms to cities and ensuring that local officials do not succumb to corruption...
...rather than succumb to rusher Nick Hartigan’s bruising after falling behind 31-10, the Crimson defense at last roared to life, surrendering just three points and 112 yards in the second half to allow the Harvard offense to retake the lead...
...films. It begins with the band’s personnel mugging in black and white whilst colored circles are superimposed over their faces. The scene abruptly switches to a rock club at which Bloc Party is the headlining act. Their audience seems preternaturally subdued, but slowly and surely they succumb to “Banquet”’s throbbing melody and dance the night away. Just as you will moments after pressing “play...
...islands of the Maldives--little circles and half-moons of platinum sand--seem as fragile as they are exquisite. To see them is to marvel--as Charles Darwin did--that they did not long ago succumb to "the all-powerful and never-tiring waves." But as Darwin went on to explain, these islands are more substantial than they seem. They are in fact the visible crests of massive limestone reefs that extend from the sea floor to the surface. The limestone is made of the consolidated skeletons of tiny marine organisms, including untold generations of coral polyps that millions...
...million prime-time viewers watched Chirac field questions from a carefully selected group of around 80 young people - an educational chat aimed at explaining the constitution and reversing the trend toward no. Chirac stressed that the constitution will protect Europe from "the ultraliberal current" of globalization rather than succumb to it as the no forces contend. He warned that France would "cease to exist politically" if no prevailed, and urged voters to seek "strength in union" within the E.U. by embracing a constitution whose content and inspiration he described as "essentially French." Despite Chirac's often impassioned arguments, a poll...