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...were producing great quantities of stuff but that the program was continuing--they were refining techniques and making a better product. That's all part of an offensive program." Absent a smoking gun, the Administration may have to fall back on means and motive. That's always, however, a tougher case to prove. --With reporting by Mark Thompson and Timothy J. Burger/Washington
...yeah,” she said. “We’re trying to get these girls tougher...
...this weekend the Crimson will have to improve on its previous performances in order to impress an even tougher crowd—the Ivy League...
...desirable, however. Pork loin is pleasant, although the meat should have been cooked a little more for my taste. (The prospect of tapeworm can put a damper on even the most charming dinner.) The lamb is inconsistent—some slices are fine, others are just plain gristly and tougher than an Ec10 midterm...
...Moreover, China's underdeveloped legal system makes a policeman's job tougher, encouraging him to make up the rules as he goes?or do nothing at all. Wang, the professor at Public Security University, travels around China lecturing cops on crowd-control techniques, including what to do when facing demonstrators. At what point should police use truncheons? Or guns? Or simply step aside and allow a march to go on? In China, the answer depends on how much pressure political leaders are under at the time. Says Wang: "The police can't make these decisions. They have to keep calling...