Word: tactically
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...larger problem of rising health-care costs? So far, the Bush Administration says it will not allow large-scale reimportation of prescription drugs from Canada, where they are 60% to 70% cheaper, unless the U.S. can guarantee that they are safe. Critics call the Bush policy a delaying tactic designed to protect drug companies' profits. The federal Task Force on Drug Importation must submit its report on safety by Dec. 8. When it does, Thompson could authorize reimportation, a move that would appease those who clamored for it during the campaign. Drugmakers, meanwhile, trying to block an end run around...
...battery of hidden devices. The house blew forward, and a young sergeant on a balcony took shrapnel in his groin. At every stop in its advance, the Wolf Pack, as 3rd Platoon is dubbed, found countless bombs, plus doors booby trapped and walls set with explosives. The enemy tactic accounted for the soldiers' unforgiving approach to entering buildings, traversing streets and tackling even lone snipers: if it looks suspicious or shoots at you, blow it up with a grenade, a cannon or the main gun of a tank. The U.S. didn't plan on taking any chances...
...FOUR ROUNDS. Experts say you should be prepared to go four rounds (four back-and-forths) when negotiating for anything. Steel yourself with the knowledge that collaborative negotiating?asking, "Can we find a way that this can work for both of us?"?can be a very effective tactic. It's also one that women tend to be better at than...
...READY TO GO FOUR ROUNDS. Experts say you should be prepared to go four rounds (four back-and-forths) when negotiating. Steel yourself with the knowledge that collaborative negotiating - asking, "Can we find a way that this can work for both of us?" - can be a very effective tactic. It's also one that women tend to be better at than...
What is the insurgents' purpose in going after humanitarian workers like Margaret Hassan, care's longtime country director in Iraq, who was taken hostage last week? As it turns out, the tactic has sometimes been used successfully by the Taliban in Afghanistan, forcing aid organizations to suspend operations and driving a wedge between the people and those trying to bring improvements to the country. That seems to be the thinking of insurgents in Iraq who have been targeting aid workers for abduction in recent months and who are now believed to be holding Hassan. "Please, please...