Word: swording
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...shaken and tired, his face puffy behind big spectacles he rarely wears in public. His words, rambling and repetitive, were read from scribbled notes on a large pad held in a hand more often seen brandishing a rifle. In that context, his characteristic call to Iraqis to "draw your sword" to defeat "little, evil Bush" sounded like the recoil of a man just hit by a thunderclap of reality...
...thinking Saddam had a “gun” and then find out afterwards that he only had a “rock,” Miller became exasperated. “Oh, if it was only a rock, Phil, for God’s sakes. The sword of Damocles is now an ICBM of Damocles, for God’s sakes...
From the perspective of poor countries, the accessibility of institutions like Harvard is a double-edged sword. It offers their youth opportunities far beyond what their infrastructure can offer, but it also leaves them little incentive to return and become the leaders of development efforts that could begin to bridge international inequalities. Whether they plan to stay in America or head home, Harvard’s international students largely agree that better incentives and more favorable job markets in their home countries are needed to fight the Cambridge brain drain. The irony is that many of them are the people...
...improved the traffic situation in Oslo (which also has a toll cordon, though designed to finance the new roads and not to reduce traffic). But overall, "the choices are becoming more and more stark," says Bourn, of Transport 2000. This week, as the mayor of London hovers over his sword, his counterparts around the world will be watching. As for the good citizens of London, everyone seems to have his or her own plan. Joanne Cohen, co-founder of the Sod-U-Ken site, finds her neighborhood newly divided. She lives just outside the zone and will now reconsider routine...
...College fencing puts a lot of pressure on fencers,” Brand said. “We lighten things up, play a lot of games and take the pressure off. The team is so close to each other right now, it’s a double-edged sword. Maybe they are too nervous they are going to lose for each other...