Word: counter
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...Even where state authority remains intact, geopolitical dynamics are changing. The collapse of the Soviet Union left the world with only one superpower, but a decade later the absence of a counterweight is pressing a growing number of diverse actors to engage in alliances of convenience to counter what they perceive as U.S. "hegemony." Russia, China and India, for example, may be at each other's throats most of the time, but all share an interest in curbing U.S. influence in Asia and are making that perspective part of their foreign policy. Washington's NATO partners in Europe are increasingly...
...course of just fifteen minutes, Frazier, who mans the Amtrak information counter, explained the inner workings of Boston's subway system to harried passengers approximately 10 separate times...
...also said that lingering questions about Bush's mandate to govern would put a counter-pressure on the Republican leadership for something substantive in February, perhaps on education or on Social Security...
...This was her pride and joy," Harry says of his wife, Christmas decorations all around as he stands behind the counter in his white apron. And so it was, but there was a price for the success of Je's. The same price we all pay when, in balancing a work life with a home life, work too often wins. "If you got a break for a minute on a Sunday, you'd look out and see all these families together," says Jason, 29, who came after Harry Jr., 30, and before Chad, 24. "It was hard to deal with...
Diane Sutton passed on that August night, and for days, customers left flowers outside Je's. To Harry, it feels as if she died yesterday. The faces at the counter, the light through the window, the time on the clock--the meaning of it all escapes Harry, who lost his girl and can't find his way. He and the boys will keep Je's open for now, but they won't work themselves to death like she did. There will be a different balance now. "You spend your whole life working, planning for the day when you can take...