Word: concern
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...fall for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, not to increase sales--a laughable notion given the enormous, pent-up demand--but to make herself available to some of her young readers. In October she went public for a project unrelated to Harry Potter but of personal concern to her. She agreed to become the first ambassador, i.e., spokeswoman, for the National Council for One Parent Families, a British charity, and donated $725,000 to the cause...
...will be pouring into your home through your cable television line. The cable is now known as broadband because, even though it looks the same, technology has made it fatter and faster. When broadband access fuses the new and old economies with a bang, consumers will have a simple concern: If the broadband world is ruled by one company, will we have to pay more? Will we have a choice of what we watch? And if we don't stop them now, will we be able to later...
...Russia's pulling out of its precipitous dive.) One of the most dangerous scenarios for U.S. interests in Asia, Global Trends warns, is the disintegration of the Chinese state. Read between the lines on that one, and you'll know that democracy is unlikely to be the predominant concern of U.S.-Chinese relations over the next two decades, no matter which party occupies the White House...
...back on grants to student organizations. Unless a termbill hike is approved expeditiously by the administration, Gusmorino and Lee likely will find themselves hamstrung by lack of money. It would be a shame if they were unable to accomplish their goals due to the unavailability of funds. With this concern in mind, the council considered a bill on Sunday to withdraw from the Ivy Council...
...expansion rate in 2001, together with an easing of inflation from some 3.3% this year to under 3%. And while unemployment may creep above 4% as the economy decelerates, jobs should remain plentiful. Says Martin Regalia, chief economist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "The biggest concern of businesses from high tech to trucking is, 'Where will we get the workers to keep growing...