Word: switches
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...determined are the key players to grow by acquisition that they will look for deals anywhere. Should Spanish government-backed Gas Natural triumph in the scrap for Endesa - it may yet beef up its original bid to compete with E.ON's all-cash offer - the German group may switch its attention instead to the British market. That's in part thanks to a U.K. government that's "pretty relaxed" about letting power providers join up with foreign suitors, says Hendrik Van Brevoort, a utilities analyst with Putnam Investment in London. "They take the attitude, it's a regulated industry ... whoever...
When President Clinton went to Pakistan in 2000, the security situation was so bad that he did a last-minute switch of airplanes. As he left India to go to Pakistan, Clinton walked toward an official U.S. jet - and then got into an unmarked aircraft that would be less easily identified by terrorists. And that was before 9/11, the war in Iraq, and the kidnapping and murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan, not to mention multiple attempts on the life of the country?s president, Pervez Musharraf...
...freshman at Swarthmore College, Miron was a French major on his way to law school. All it took for Miron to switch majors during sophomore year was an economics class that fulfilled a distribution requirement, and he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in economics...
...from the rookie with the stunning shot she brought with her three years ago. “I have a very different perspective now,” Raimondi says. “I have been playing defense on the special teams throughout the season, and it allowed me to switch off to and from defense much better.” Back in her first campaign with the Crimson, when Raimondi posted the second-highest point total among Harvard rookies, all signs pointed to her eventual offensive stardom asan upperclassman. Entering her sophomore season, her teammates knew she had the skills...
...here for the premiere of “Chicago.” Now and again, they burst into a spontaneous rendition of “Come What May” from the “Moulin Rouge” soundtrack. But eventually, an actor always comes in, and they switch into professional mode. The constant stress is starting to wear on everyone involved. People conducting auditions in nearby rooms ask the “Chicago” people to keep it down. The lack of space for all three aspects of auditioning constantly irritates Hanley...