Word: basing
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...presidency. Mass protests may even prompt him to declare an emergency and call of any further elections. But his acknowledgement of defeat could also be a prelude to a new survival strategy, in which Milosevic cedes the presidency but uses his majority in the federal parliament and his power base inside Serbia to hamstring a Kostunica government...
...credit, often used to hire researchers, is for 20% of R.-and-D. spending over a base amount typically defined by spending patterns for the preceding three years. There is no dollar limit, and the credit can be claimed every year...
...referendums and last week's 263-92 recall of New Haven town manager Ed Coon, 66. Coon, speaking in his kitchen, moments before his fate was decided, said he thought it was time to grow the area's job and tax base. Others agreed or trusted Perrier's promises not to proceed if environmental problems arise. But they were in a distinct minority...
...about that. They cannot suppress a nagging memory: five years or so ago, most economists were forecasting huge federal deficits as far as the eye could see--with as much certainty as they are now predicting giant surpluses for the next decade. Could the current optimism be equally off base...
...early-morning bird watching in Sydney. And where else could you learn to navigate your way between two locations in Antarctica? "From personal experience gained while drunk and freezing, I would like to mention that if one is returning to McMurdo Station following a party at Scott Base, the road is the fastest, warmest and most direct way back to town," says an entry from Tim Smith. "Never stray from the trails--there are snow-covered crevasses concealed on each side, and people have died falling into them...