Word: symptoms
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...forced by September 11 to choose between the U.S. and his regime's Taliban proteges - a strategic choice challenged by increasingly influential Islamist parties. But from the point of view of those seeking efficient curbing of Indonesian extremism, the laxity shown by Megawati until now may be a symptom of the often volatile diffusion of power in Jakarta that began in 1998 with Suharto's ouster, when a nation deeply riven by political, social and ethnic divisions began moving awkwardly towards democracy. Now, as in Pakistan, terrorism, and the fight against it in Indonesia, may slow that transition...
...ruthless politician. But as I closed the striped curtain on the voting booth, and again as I read election results online that night, resignation—and not my father’s optimism—dulled my disappointment. Robert Reich had lost and this, I knew, was a symptom of the grinding Massachusetts political machine and of America’s inexorable slide to the right. I knew I would asphyxiate if I held my breath waiting for these things to change...
...other problem with moments of silence, though, is that they are a symptom of our increasingly disjointed society. Our shared grief ought to unite us; it ought to inspire public figures to compose speeches of simple eloquence. But it is difficult to come together, and it is difficult to express grief as gracefully as Lincoln did at Gettysburg. It is far easier (and far worse) to nurse our individual grief, far easier (and far worse) to declare our grief unspeakable and to invite us instead to observe moments of silence...
...important to remember that most people [around 80 percent] who are infected by the virus by a mosquito show no recognizable symptoms. Of the 20 percent who do have some recognizable illness, most of it is extremely mild, a "flu-like" symptom, nausea, maybe mild rash, some fatigue. These are symptoms that appear in viral infections in general...
...9/11 downturn in travel. Takings at the new California Adventure theme park in Anaheim, one of two new locations, have been disappointing. The film studio is muddling through, and its relationship with Pixar Animation, which produced Toy Story, may be renegotiated on less profitable terms. Such ills have a symptom. Last week, Disney stock hit an eight-year low, closing at $14.65 - down 66 percent from its high in April 2000 - and the company's A3-rated long-term debt has been listed for a possible downgrade. At this price, analysts say, the company is a takeover candidate...