Word: swathe
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Kerry-Edwards signs were noticeably absent from the march—the Democratic challengers’ blue-and-white logos were dwarfed by the green swath of vocal Ralph Nader and Green Party supporters. Several protesters said that while they were unenthusiastic about Kerry, they would vote for him as the only viable alternative to Bush...
...service jobs overseas last year saw the greatest boost to their own paychecks, according to a study released last week by think tanks Institute for Policy Studies and United for a Fair Economy. Those CEOs got an average 46% raise, to $10.4 million, while CEO compensation at a broader swath of companies averaged a 9% jump, to $8.1 million, suggesting that CEOs personally benefit when companies hire cheaper workers abroad. "It's a flashy finding," says Paul Oyer, associate professor of economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. "But these are two separate issues, and there's no reason...
Kerry-Edwards signs were noticeably absent from the march—the Democratic challengers’ blue-and-white logos were dwarfed by the green swath of vocal Ralph Nader and Green Party supporters. Several protesters said that while they were unenthusiastic about Kerry, they would vote for him as the only viable alternative to Bush...
...knows when the drought will end. Scientists believe this dry spell, which has plagued a broad swath of the West since 1999, is more typical of the region than its 60 million inhabitants would care to admit. As Charles Ester, chief hydrologist for Arizona's Salt River Project, a major provider of water and electricity, puts it, "What we took as a period of normal rainfall in the past century was actually a period of abundance...
...Hong Kong will build a new arts center, which everyone in the territory's cultural community agrees is long overdue. The complex, which will occupy a 40-hectare swath of reclaimed harborside land in Kowloon, is in the final planning stages. The guidelines at present do not call for a symphonic concert hall, an omission De Waart condemns bitterly. "It is the death knell of an orchestra if it doesn't have its own home," he says. "Right now, we have a gigantic venue problem in Hong Kong?we must book soloists years in advance, but when they show...