Word: switches
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...controlled by Iran. They trust the Americans instead. "When you realize they think we are the government then we need to take the initiative. They think if we can launch a missile from the Persian Gulf and destroy Saddam's palaces we can do anything." Like throw a switch and provide 24-hour electricity across the Iraqi capital. They look at us, says Crider, and think, "You're are the ones with the guns, with the money. To this day they believe we can do anything...
Tata hopes the Nano will help millions of poor people around the world - the "Bottom of the Pyramid" in developing world marketing-speak -switch from two wheels to four. Environmentalists, city planners and even some competitors, on the other hand, warn that the new vehicle will clog up India's crowded roads and add clouds of pollution to its already filthy...
...Hillary Clinton's surprising win tonight may cause Romney to switch, again, to framing his candidacy as an anti-Hillary one. He can even keep his "Europe of old" line: Early on, his strategists contemplated bumper stickers reading "Hillary=France." Says Madden: "We're going to continue to draw contrasts with the Democrat front-runner, whether it's Hillary or Obama...
...Oslo quantified the full impact of all our driving, shipping and flying on the climate, and found that transport accounts for around 16% of all man-made carbon emissions - with auto fuel taking the largest chunk. That percentage will only increase over the coming decades - unless we can switch to something cleaner...
Just as events unfolded last year in this meeting, the defending champions and the inexperienced underdogs seemed to switch roles for the evening...