Word: weak
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...does it "slowly." I find this point of view pretty mistaken since on the day I received that issue of TIME, European leaders decided to put in place a rescue plan that includes lending $2.25 trillion to the European banks. The $700 billion Paulson plan seems a bit weak compared to that. And after the announcement of the rescue plan, European share prices soared. Who is emerging from the wreckage first now? Stanislas Bertrand, LYONS, FRANCE...
...themselves up from the canvas and, led by Gingrich, pounded Clinton and the Democrats in 1994. Eventually, Clinton delivered on much that he promised: he put 100,000 cops on the street, the budget was balanced, "welfare as we know it" was ended, and the economy boomed. But his weak start left him damaged in ways that shaped his entire presidency...
...blend of athleticism and strategy,” said Olympic silver medalist and fencing co-captain Emily Cross. “Intelligence and strength are of equal importance. It is the particular combination that everyone has which makes them a good fencer. You can make up for any weak area by being strong in another.” “Fencing is a great combination of being physically demanding and mentally demanding—it’s often likened to physical chess,” Benji Ungar, co-captain for the men’s fencing team added...
...Policymakers, developmental economists, and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) would be wise to note the Planeteers’ two most salient lessons. First, the human race has never been in harmony with nor entirely an enemy of nature, but rather has oscillated somewhere in between. We are too weak to forgo exercising power over other life forms, but strong enough not to be indifferent. The second lesson, trite as it may seem, is that human ingenuity and creative collaboration can overcome problems of exploitation and steer a sustainable cultivation of the planet...
...them so deeply.” As if to add some credibility to that statement, while barely changing his posture, Obama offered the counterexample of people at McCain’s rallies who have chanted, “Kill him.” Americans do not want a weak president who bellyaches about how hurt he or she was by an attack ad, especially in the middle of a three-front war on terrorism, in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the globe—not to mention the financial crisis.Of course, McCain had great moments in the 90 minute debate. After...