Word: younger
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...much of that wave, chiefly with touring bikes like the brawny Ultra Classic Electra Glide (starting price: $35,499, with a 110-cu.-in. Screamin' Eagle engine and a six-speed transmission). Its patrons grew older and wealthier, but its efforts to cultivate a large base of female and younger riders have been marginally successful. (See the top 10 female sports heroes...
...keep the Islamic state in power. To be sure, Iran hardly feels like a revolutionary place. Some 70% of its population is under 30 and has grown up in a period of relative peace. Some have indeed grown tired of the constraints of living in the Islamic republic. "The younger generation sees the reality, and the discrepancy between that and what we were promised," says Masoud, a shoe merchant in Tehran's Grand Bazaar. In contrast to other countries in the Middle East, there are relatively few soldiers and police visible on the streets of Tehran or huge portraits...
...grouchy landlord in the “Spider-Man” movies. 5. Every time you find yourself thinking, “Barack would never do this.” 6. Every time you find yourself thinking, “McCain might have done this in his younger days.” 7. Every time one of the sketchy Soviet terrorists sneaks a peek at a skirted woman climbing a ladder. 8. Every time a decision of Vice President Glenn Close is ignored because she’s a woman. We’ve come so far since...
...rank and file is pressing for a unity government - an option that had been forcefully opposed by the Bush Administration. Fatah is due to elect new leadership next month. While Abbas may survive in a titular leadership position, control of the organization is likely to pass to a younger, more militant generation that is more inclined to make common cause with Hamas...
Tackling these problems is essential if the economy is to continue to grow and provide jobs. Unemployment currently stands at 17% and reaches 30% among younger Basrawis. Major General Salmon says the provision of jobs and services is key to stability. "The only people who listened were [the militias]," he says. "That's why Hizballah did well elsewhere. They promise to tend to the needs of the people...