Word: sustainibility
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...negligible. However, a week ago (with Hillary leading slightly in the delegate count), the commentators told us it was a draw. Now, with Obama having seized the momentum (and leading slightly in the delegate count) the commentators would have it that it is incumbent on Hillary not simply to sustain the stalemate, but to win decisively in all three of Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, as if under any other circumstances Obama is entitled to be the nominee. Couldn’t a less decisive result simply show us that it’s still a draw, with neither candidate bearing...
...their chemistry is refreshing. But will the buddy act last if one of the Big Three itches for more shots? Will Allen, Garnett and Pierce be able to exorcise their postseason demons? Will a no-name supporting cast sustain the Celtics...
...Justice and the lawyer community. That danger has now subsided, thanks to the state-of-emergency order. The only remaining danger to Musharraf was Bhutto, and that's why she is no more. The sad part is that the West has never helped us build the institutions needed to sustain democracy. Even now, if Pakistan matters to the world, it is because of the fear that nuclear weapons might fall into the hands of militants. But Pakistan's 170 million people don't matter to the U.S. or to the rest of the world. Majid Rauf Ahmad, Lahore, Pakistan
...part of last season. “Sasha’s play was quite distinguished,” Fish said of Ermakov’s journey to the final. “He’s playing at a higher notch than he’s been able to sustain before. The semifinal he played was just sharp, sharp tennis. The [opponent] was firing bullets and Sasha just stayed in there toe to toe with him.”In that semifinal match—Ermakov’s second three-setter on a day in which he also played...
...expertise, McCain tends to prefer blunt declarations about Iraq - "the surge is working." He says U.S. troops should remain in Iraq for 100 years if necessary. What he doesn't often discuss are the trade-offs required to sustain an unending commitment to a war that drains more than $9 billion from the U.S. Treasury every month. Instead, he is dismissive of those who doubt that he's right. "It's almost a ludicrous argument - 'How long are we going to stay?'" McCain insisted to me between campaign stops in Florida's Panhandle. "It's like asking 'How long...