Word: triggered
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...general Walter Dellinger, Chief Justice John Roberts scoffed at the D.C. ban's sweeping restrictions. "What is reasonable about a total ban on possession?" he asked. Justice Samuel Alito joined his colleagues, pointing out that the ban's provision - that legal rifles or shotguns be kept unloaded, with the trigger locked - neutralized its self-defense purposes. If an intruder materialized, he asked, could the weapon be readied in time? Both he and Justice Clarence Thomas appear certain to embrace the individual rights argument...
...They were trying to create a unified national currency, but if they got the exchange rate wrong, it might trigger a recession, Foote said...
...harsh - spotlight" on China and how it is governed. On the other side, everyone from human rights activists to independence seeking dissidents in Tibet and Xinjiang - "splittists" in the Chinese vernacular - knew they would have an opportunity to push their agendas while the world was watching. "Thought the specific trigger for this in Tibet is still unclear, that it intensified so quickly is probably not just an accident," the senior diplomat says...
Chris Cooper is one of those actorswho, despite co-starring roles in dozensof films, may trigger only a vague mentalimage. From the homophobic colonel in“American Beauty” to the villainous CIAboss in “The Bourne Identity,” Cooper hasthe ability to slip quietly and completelyinto a role. This ability is prominentlyshowcased in independent director IraSachs’ new film, “Married Life,” in whichhe plays Harry Allen, a gentle and romanticman who decides that the only way toleave his wife without breaking her heartis to murder...
...seemingly endless energy.No. 4 co-captain Dan Nguyen lost 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 in a match where he showed the most positive signs yet of overcoming his recent tendency to play too conservatively.“Dan’s really starting to pull the trigger on his big shots,” Fish said. Nguyen’s ability to play aggressively and consistently will prove crucial as the Crimson moves toward the Ivy season, where they will face fierce competition up and down the lineup.At No. 3, junior Sasha Ermakov struggled for the third straight match...