Word: vies
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...forests of north Borneo, the few hundred Penans who still cling to nomadic ways find themselves besieged by the full force of the 20th century. Loggers have invaded their turf, which is part of Malaysia, scarring the land, felling fruit trees, killing game and polluting rivers. Missionaries vie for the Penans' souls, while development-minded officials disparage their existence as primitive...
Cesar Conde, Chris Laitala, Sean Sullivan and Sudhakar Kosaraju will also vie for positions...
Cesar Conde, Chris Laitala, Sean Sullivan and Sudhakar Kosaraju will also vie for positions...
WORLD: Death and relief vie for the upper hand among the Kurds...
...Summer, in 1986), Lisa Grunwald displays her own gifts of unification. Alexander's obsession with the quartet of forces that influence every particle is counterbalanced by an enchantment with the four elements of alchemy: water, earth, air and fire. And his search for the ultimate strands of matter vie with a desire to find the basic truths of metaphysics...