Word: tamely
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...awakening from these Beijing dreams was as rude as it gets. As of April 15, the Shanghai Composite Index has slumped 46% from its Oct. 16 peak. The global credit crunch, the staggering U.S. economy, and China's efforts to tame inflation and cool unsustainably fast economic growth teamed up to quash investor enthusiasm for China stocks, Olympics or no Olympics. But might there still be a lingering chance that the Games will give China's economy a shot of adrenaline and lift stocks later this year? Many investors have heard of the "January effect." Is there an "Olympics effect...
...trade, and it harnesses the power of the marketplace to fight warming, a concept that helped Republicans like McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee, fall in love with the idea. What's more, it works. Cap and trade was used in the 1990s to limit sulfur dioxide emissions and help tame acid rain. The most promising piece of green legislation now on Capitol Hill, co-sponsored by independent Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut and Republican Senator John Warner of Virginia, is a cap-and-trade proposal. The bill is popular, but that doesn't mean it's going to pass...
...political force. In January, the People's Daily previewed this strategy, writing that China suffers "accusations from all over the world, including misunderstandings, sarcasm and very harsh criticism" over the Games. Shortly after Spielberg's withdrawal, Chinese bloggers, among the most ardent nationalists, made the People's Daily sound tame with their fury at the West...
...quickly three minutes later. Off of a free position, freshman Jessica Halpern put the ball in the back of the net. Harvard scored the next three goals to take a 4-1 lead. The Minutewomen answered with four more goals throughout the half, but that was not enough to tame the Crimson as it went into the break with a 12-5 advantage. In the second half, UMass attempted to come out strong again, scoring the first goal of the stanza. But this would only be one of three goals the Minutewomen would have in the half. Harvard went onto...
...really is and what a mistake it would be to vote for her. It also shows us the desperation of the Clintons, who have planned so long to extend their dynasty but now face a real threat in Obama. Let's hope this is one shrew that Obama can tame. Alan Moen, entiat, Wash...