Word: turfing
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...licensing arrangement. And Manley says licensed production of Chrysler cars in Russia could begin "within the year." Jumping into emerging markets and using joint ventures are "very attractive propositions," Anwyl says, but "these things take time." But as foreign rivals increasingly put the squeeze on Chrysler on its home turf, it can't afford to take a leisurely scenic route to global success. Chrysler's biggest worry is it left it too late to put its international ambitions into high gear...
...like nest-building insects. The Croatian assistant minister for tourism, Robert Pende, told Time that investors are bidding to develop a 36-hole site in the small town of Skradin near the city of Sibenik in Dalmatia, despite having to hire ordnance experts to clear mines before laying down turf, giving an entirely new meaning to lift and place...
...earn the Crimson’s only goal of the game. Polet’s tally, her second of the season, was assisted by midfielders sophomore Kristin Bannon and co-captain Jana Berglund, each earning her fourth assist this year. The sprinklers at halftime not only cooled off the turf field, but Harvard’s offense as well. “The first half was pretty evenly matched, but we didn’t do anything really in the second half. Providence really controlled the second half of play,” Caples said. “They moved...
...insurgents targeting U.S. forces. The longtime pact between tribal leaders and insurgents in Anbar Province had broken down around Ramadi amid squabbling over money, essentially. When insurgents began raiding highways in Sattar's territory as a means of fundraising, Sittar and his fighters lashed out in defense of their turf. Fighting erupted. By 2006, Sattar found himself in a blood feud with al-Qaeda in Iraq and needed help. He turned first to fellow tribesmen - and then to the Americans...
...leadership withers at home and in Washington. The vote is scheduled to take place just as Congress receives a progress report by the U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus. If the fractiousness continues, however, well-armed regional powers could assert control over the wealth under their turf, adding economic momentum to a national bust...