Word: surliest
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...diplomats say he has never strayed from Washington's instructions and has a knack for finding a warm spot in even the surliest of despots. He always reads the history and psychological profile of his potential adversary. He knew that one of Kerubino's daughters had just died of measles, so when talks with the chieftain became heated, Richardson took a break and strolled over to a nearby hut to visit one of Kerubino's other children, who also had measles. "It touched him," Richardson says...
After belatedly bowing to international pressure to stop its nuclear testing, China is showing signs of giving ground on copyright piracy, its surliest trade dispute with the U.S. Unless Beijing cracks down on pirated products, as it promised to do under an international accord in 1995, the U.S. will impose record trade sanctions on $2 billion worth of Chinese clothing and electronic goods by June 17. Acting U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said Tuesday that that China has closed some factories that were producing pirated computer programs, movies and music, but that Beijing must take "further concrete and verifiable action...