Word: proofing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...proof, Oldach says, is that the women chose to form their own committee instead of joining another Chamber upon their resignation...
...Thais who have been living on Ko Pha-Ngan for five generations--since their forefathers migrated from Hainan island off the coast of China--the notion of Western kids coming here and convincing themselves that they are pioneering a new civilization is further proof that these farangs (foreigners) are as clueless as they look. For one thing, Thailand is a real country, with real laws that it expects tourists to abide. "I don't know about any 'new civilization,'" says police captain Suthat Phronakson. "What they seem to be doing is smoking a lot of dope, having sex with each...
...telecommunications firm, and Vodafone, a British wireless provider. But the $190 billion merger of the two firms, which was inked last week after nearly five months of run-and-gun takeover negotiations, easily surpassed last month's AOL-Time Warner deal as the largest ever. And it was also proof, in some minds, that European business had finally arrived--albeit late--in the 20th century, complete with hostile bids, Wall Street sharks and Internet-worthy stock prices...
...been held, he learns, for 18 days, and he finds he cannot resume his interrupted life. Brigitte is angry at his absence and accuses him of running off for a fling with another woman. When he tries to tell her the truth and shows her his scars as proof, he only confirms her suspicions. But who could be expected to believe his story or grasp his feelings of violation and shame? When he happens to meet a police officer who investigates unsolved crimes, he recounts his experience as if it had happened to a friend of his: "Olsen was silent...
...relationship wasn't "a conscious anti-Harvard decision, it just plain happened," she wrote in an e-mail message. The proof? Her current boyfriend is a fellow Harvard student...