Word: weak
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...break through boundaries and has sought to stake a claim for himself as a human being you may try to go over but never around. Thucydides’ Melian Dialogue brings us the famous Athenian claim that “the strong do what they will and the weak suffer what they must.” Max’s life is this principle realized.He tried to clarify his message to the Bell Lap in a phone interview. “I try to explain to people that the only way to be cool is to be who you truly...
...cervix. Activated CatSper allow calcium ions to flow into the sperm’s tail. The calcium influx, measurable as an electrical current, alters the way the flagella bends and hyper-activates the tail’s motor proteins. In experiments, mice altered to lack the CatSper protein had weak swimming sperm and were infertile...
...region, buying off Ecuadorian assets, Argentine debt, and Cuban doctors. In fact, his “brothers” in the region often adopt his dubious means, and not only in the rhetoric uttered by Morales. Argentine President Néstor Kichner has greatly benefited from a purposefully weak peso, high commodity prices, and huge export dividends resulting from “redistributing” taxes. However, although the federal state grows richer, that money is used to buy off regional caudillos and the poorer classes continue to see their real income liquated. Just like in Venezuela, a rich federal...
...higher offer, although no such "white knight" had emerged by the end of the week. Mittal also needs to convince investors that his bid, which consists mainly of Mittal Steel stock with some cash, is good for them. Mittal Steel has what many see as a financial weak point: its corporate governance structure, which locks in Mittal family control. Lakshmi's son Aditya, 29, is president and ceo of the company, and his daughter Vanisha, 24, is also on the board. The family's current holding of 88% of Mittal stock is set to drop to just above...
...Over the past six weeks, the Bush Administration has struck back, vociferously defending the program’s legality and necessity, and hinting that those who oppose the program would be painted as weak on national security...