Word: interim
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...interim, Rick had gotten into a fight with Marc, who was two seats to my right. It seems they've both dated the same girl, whom we'll call Jane. They were arguing about whether she had "hairy titties." Each one claimed to be an authority on the matter, and while Rick had seemingly dated her more recently, Marc claimed that he'd hooked up with her since that point, so he should in fact have the final word. The fight was punctuated by other guys' chiming in about how Jane's appearance had so vastly improved since...
...peacekeepers dispersed the crowds with tear gas, injuring four people and damaging two police vehicles owned by the U.N. Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK...
...Lewis is right at least in surmising the problem. I don't think eight-person blocking groups are the answer because I dislike the blocking system altogether. At best I think this is an acceptable interim step--much like the way blocking groups once could choose four Houses as a short-lived compromise in the years immediately before randomization...
While domestic politics may appear to have restrained Barak from handing over either Abu Dis or Anata in the interim stage, the very mooting of the idea may have helped prepare the way for their transfer to the Palestinian Authority in a final treaty. "Barak has made clear he plans to eventually hand over both neighborhoods, and now it's only a matter of time," says Klein. "Next time it comes up for discussion, it's unlikely to make the headlines in the same way and the opposition is unlikely to muster the same support for blocking it. The public...
...choice, asserting that Koch-Weser is a lightweight who lacks the leadership skills to run an organization that acts as the world's financial fire brigade. E.U. leaders call it an another attempt by the U.S. to control the global economy - American Stanley Fischer, the IMF's interim chief, is Koch-Weser's primary competitor for the post. But America is not the only Fischer fan - an unusual alliance of Arab and African countries has thrown its weight behind Fischer's candidacy...