Word: instead
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...sort out some regional trouble spot - a war between countries, a looming military threat. On Monday, they met to discuss a war of sorts. Certainly there have been a lot of casualties - 2 million dead in 1998. But this wasn't the usual Security Council fare; instead, it was about AIDS, and in particular the need for funding, education and medicine in African nations devastated by the AIDS epidemic...
...format of the meet was somewhat different than the usual arrangement of events. The two teams competed the "long format," which means longer events such as the mile, the 400 individual medley, and the 200 strokes (butterfly, backstroke, and breastroke)--instead of 100 meters--are swum...
Another variance that made Saturday's meet exceptional was that it was swum on a 25-meter course instead of the usual 25-yard course. Some teams have begun to "practice" meets with this longer course because this year the NCAA championships, which will be held in Minneapolis from March 23-25, will be run in a 25-meter pool...
...deaths of Russian soldiers have not been perceived as impediments to this goal. In his vigilant efforts to secure his office, Putin is staking his reputation on a misguided war. We hope that Putin will demonstrate enough vision as a leader to sow the beginnings of justice and cooperation instead of personally reaping the rewards of corruption...
After Plencner started getting hot for UNH, the Crimson offense started to struggle. After watching Plencner drain one three-pointer after another, Harvard seemed to go more for outside shots on its next few possessions instead of relying on its inside dominance. The usually reliable Crimson shooting came up flat when it needed it most...