Word: beyond
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...hitting the rewind button while Palestinian public opinion hardens against compromises with Israel. Moreover, the moderate Arab regimes on which Washington has traditionally relied to provide political cover for Arafat are themselves under increasing domestic pressure to distance themselves from Israel and the U.S. While a comprehensive peace appears beyond reach in the near term, the U.S. shares an interest with both the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships in containing the escalation of conflict...
...Greenspan that gets blamed if those six tightenings ending last spring put the boom into convulsions, but the Fed chairman figures that a slowdown would be much easier to bear - and modulate - than, say, stagflation, and that he can always slash short-term rates in January and beyond if things look dire...
...Beyond that, their equal billing at last summer's announcement belied the fact that Venter's version of the genome was more complete than Collins'. Venter's contribution, asserts Victor McKusick, the Johns Hopkins researcher who is considered the grandfather of medical genetics, was "spectacular...
...sense, the boy wizard has slipped beyond her control; he is out there, everywhere, and legions of people feel a sense of ownership. But in the most important way, Harry still belongs to her. His future is in her head, as is that of the entire fictional universe she has set in motion...
...could afford even to consider bidding for A-Rod's services or those of, say, Cleveland Indians outfielder Manny Ramirez, who last week signed the game's second richest contract, $160 million for eight years with the Boston Red Sox. Even the demands of mid-level players are soaring beyond the reach of less well-heeled clubs. Kevin Appier, who is hardly Pedro Martinez and isn't even Kevin Brown, will be paid $10 million a year after signing with the New York Mets last week, and the average major league salary will climb to $2 million...