Word: tides
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...What China really needs is fundamental change, a colossal effort on the part of the government to stem the tide of the irreversible environmental damage already inflicted on the country, through regulation and policies that are not only fantasized about at the national level but also executed at the local level. It might be disheartening to realize that many Chinese may never see a blue sky for their entire lives, but bureaucratic posturing and solutions that come too easily without proper environmental impact assessments can only exacerbate the problem. It’s a tightrope that China walks...
...Sarkozy may ride that tide of changed sentiment in facing down protesters and tackling the "special regime" issue at long last. And that would constitute "rupture" indeed...
...Turkey rage. The tide has turned globally in favor of the frank acknowledgement of all the horrors that took place in the chaos of World War I. Even if this resolution serves as a mere symbol of solidarity, one may hope that its weight might counteract the indelible pain of almost a century of impunity and silence...
...everyone is as bullish. "Overall there has been a slowdown to golf communities," says Doug Main, director of national golf practice for Deloitte Financial Advisory Services in Atlanta. He adds that "the tide has dropped a little even in [the high-end] markets. That doesn't mean there aren't pockets and projects that are exceptions to the norm." Main says there has been a trend toward a more tranquil setting: "That's why there's a couple of clubs like [the Cliffs]--and to a different degree out in Montana and others--where it's really an experience...
...unlikely to make good on its threats to take retaliatory action against the U.S. even if a resolution clears House. "The government is disinclined to consider drastic moves like an embargo, or closing Incirlik," says Birand. The real outcome of Wednesday's bill may be to strengthen a growing tide of ultra-nationalist isolationism in Turkey, fueled by public perceptions of being unwanted by Europe (it is seeking to join the E.U.) and ignored by the U.S. One recent victim was high-profile Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was shot to death by a teenager with links to nationalist...