Word: turfing
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...kind. At Marian Manor Elementary, one of the participating El Paso schools, a fifth of the teachers quit rather than follow the new plan, which required them to attend meetings in their free time and spend their weekends at workshops. But more often the tensions are subtler tussles over turf and authority. "Now I answer to two bosses, the college and the school district," says Russell Perkins, Rosemont's principal. "And sometimes I just have to tell them not to look over my shoulder...
...China and India, for example, may be at each other's throats most of the time, but all share an interest in curbing U.S. influence in Asia and are making that perspective part of their foreign policy. Washington's NATO partners in Europe are increasingly staking out their own turf, from engaging in trade warfare with the U.S. to attempting to build a defense umbrella parallel to NATO. Europe, of course, won't break the NATO alliance, but it will be increasingly ready to challenge U.S. influence where positions diverge - such as in current interventions in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
...making up their own shopping universe, these stars of style are determined to impede the encroachment of mass merchandisers on their turf. All members of DEVA conceive, create and execute original designs on-site. With goods ranging from haute clothing to one-of-a-kind millinery to jewelry to wearable antiques, DEVA represents a shopping experience where personal touch is the rule. Meet the DEVAs...
Cleary has made strides over the past 10 years to improve facilities for all of Harvard's programs. Last year, he opened Jordan Field, an artificial turf facility that serves the field hockey and lacrosse teams. Also last year, Harvard dedicated the Beren Tennis Center, which boasts 18 outdoor courts, and two years ago opened the Murr Center, the new headquarters for Harvard athletics...
...just products and components but the factory itself--creating a digital manufacturing system for the New Economy. One thing that caught his attention was the problem of the powder press. He wondered if it was possible to update the Industrial Age brute. Before he could venture onto this alien turf, however, he knew he needed help--and realized he could get it from his younger brother Glenn...