Word: hardest
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That issue is one of the hardest struggles in every serious life, and one that faces us daily in the office, the bedroom, even the income tax form we sign: What to do with the person who opposes us? We know, more or less, how to deal with our friends, but what to do with those who tempt us to awaken the devil in ourselves (a far more pernicious temptation than any external devil affords)? Many religions counsel us to forgive those who trespass against us and to extend charity even to the Jeffrey Dahmers of the world; Buddhists actually...
Then things changed. In May 1993 Perez was impeached for corruption involving the misuse of public funds; he is currently on trial. In early 1993 the economy also took a sharp downturn. The crunch hit hardest at real- estate and construction companies. As they started to default, the banks attempted to compensate by offering sky-high interest rates--up to 18 percentage points above going levels--to attract new depositors and fresh funds. The most aggressive was Banco Latino. Within weeks of Banco Latino's takeover by the government, arrest warrants were issued for 82 of its directors and managers...
...Everybody is out there trying their hardest," Gerstung said. "We knew it was going to be a rebuilding year, and we feel we're actually doing a lot better individually than last year...
...move came as retaliation for what the Clinton Administration regards as Beijing's inadequate efforts to curb widespread piracy of American computer software, music and films. The new tariffs are intended to equal the estimated revenue lost through theft of U.S. copyrights and patents in China. Among the hardest- hit Chinese exports are plastics, picture frames, cellular phones, answering machines, sporting goods and some bicycles. Beijing responded with 100% tariffs on compact discs, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages and other products, threatening a trade war between two of the world's largest markets...
...Just because the hardest match of the season is over doesn't mean that the season is over," he said. "Our training now is geared to peak in three weeks for national championship weekend...