Word: turfing
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...Ratatouille. So, too, with the social, saucer-eyed, erect-standing mongoose relatives of Meerkat Manor, who have followed in the paw prints of The Lion King's Timon to raise their species' star in Hollywood. The Kalahari nature show is Animal Planet's biggest hit, a saga of turf wars, sex, betrayal and cuddly pups. It's manna from TV heaven: all the drama of human life, none of the salaries or liability issues...
...head of a "grand coalition" of the CDU and the SPD two years ago, the Social Democrats have been divided between centrist and left-leaning factions. The party has also been forced to watch as Merkel and the CDU co-opted some of the party's traditional turf on questions ranging from human rights to family benefits. The new platform demonstrably shifts the party to the left, a move that commentators say provides it with unity at least...
Tomorrow’s matchup could have an equally significant impact in 2007. If Harvard successfully holds home turf, it retains first place in the league. A Big Green win drops the Crimson down to a tie for second—with Dartmouth...
...Their non-military exploits were more ambitious still. For the convenience of the monied pilgrims they chaperoned through hostile turf, the Templars developed a system whereby they left their wealth and lands at the disposal of a Templar institution at home, in exchange for a coded invoice that was then redeemed at the group's headquarters in Jerusalem. Researchers believe the Templars kept any revenues generated by the estates, effectively accruing interest - a practice otherwise forbidden as usury by the Church at the time. The journal American Banker wrote in 1990 that "a good case can be made for crediting...
...consummated - and both Warner Music and Live Nation refused requests to comment on the deal - it would be just the latest example of the increasingly prevalent so-called 360-degree deals that have concert promoters, record labels, ticketing agencies and management firms all invading each other's turf...