Word: unforeseens
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...organize another event for the weekend—an after-party that would have all the things that students felt were missing from the official daytime celebration: professional bands, beer, and no little kids. Like Doggfest 2005, “Alternative Springfest” never happened. A series of unforeseen circumstances—and administrative opposition to the presence of liquor—sunk the event...
...cancellations or long delays the right to food, accommodation and in certain cases a refund and a free flight home. Compensation can be denied only if the cancellations are caused by safety warnings, unforeseen walkouts, severe weather or other factors beyond the airlines' control. The carriers are livid. The Association of European Airlines insists the rules could add €400 million to the annual costs of its 30 members, denting margins. Damages for cancellation or denied boarding could be five times the average one-way fare offered by many low-cost flyers, insists Jan Skeels, secretary-general of the European...
...deeply disturbed to read that no warnings about an impending tsunami reached the countries in peril. Humankind needs to work together to combat the unforeseen destructive forces of nature and safeguard the lives of millions. The damage and loss of life could have been minimized to a great extent if governments had been quicker to realize what was coming and issued warnings. We have to get past the political boundaries that we have built. Nature will always teach us that. Savi Mull Lucknow, India...
...floods and now after the tsunami devastation. We'll always be a friend to the U.S. Bandula Sri Amarasekara Colombo, Sri Lanka I was deeply disturbed to read that no warnings about an impending tsunami reached the countries in peril. Humankind needs to work together to combat the unforeseen destructive forces of nature and safeguard the lives of millions. The damage and loss of life could have been minimized to a great extent if governments had been quicker to realize what was coming and had issued warnings. We have to get past the political boundaries that we have built. Nature...
...many weeks may pass before its makeup is known, it will, nonetheless, be the first post-Saddam government not handpicked by the U.S. And early indications are that it may be led by political groups who do not consider the U.S. as natural allies, which could pose complex and unforeseen challenges for the Bush administration's Iraq strategy...