Word: upshot
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Laden never concentrated on building a political organization, he is loosely connected to like-minded comrades inside the kingdom, from fellow veterans of the Afghan war to a network of fiery young mid-rank clerics who share his views on fighting America and destroying Israel. It was the upshot of Saddam's invasion of Kuwait that ignited their anger. King Fahd's agreement to act as host to U.S. troops, bin Laden charged, revealed the al Sauds' inability to defend the kingdom and its unholy dependence on infidels. Al Saud fundamentalism was not correct enough for bin Laden, who decried...
...some parents have about giving too much medication to their young children. Eli Lilly, on the other hand, is taking a cue from the blood-pressure medications with a new product called Atomoxetine that boosts norepinephrine. The drug is still being tested, but results so far are promising. The upshot of all these developments will be to make ADHD treatments more customized and ultimately more effective...
...help on the way--those tax-rebate checks. "This was a perfectly timed tax cut," says Larry Lindsey, director of the President's National Economic Council, that "stopped a very precipitous fall." As the rebate stimulates consumer spending, he argues, it will increase the government's tax haul. The upshot: the surplus should come roaring back...
...tried and failed to bridge the cultural chasm between them, haggling over investigative methods and security. The FBI and the U.S. State Department began a bitter feud over dealing with the Yemenis, leading to an open rupture between the agency's chief investigator and the U.S. ambassador there. The upshot, U.S. officials say, is that the FBI still cannot prove what it believes: that the notorious Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda terrorist network are behind the attack...
...TIME.com: What's the upshot of Friday's numbers...