Word: pulling
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...that the fanatical enemy simply has to sit back and wait. When we withdraw soldiers, the counterinsurgents and terrorists can resume their attacks. We all know that there are thousands of young men who are ready to martyr themselves so they can enter paradise. And if we ever completely pull out of Iraq, corruption and civil war will continue until the country inevitably becomes another Iran. Let's declare victory now and get the hell out! John J. Grimes, Watertown, Massachusetts...
...find itself bought out by rivals. (Its stock slumped again on Sept. 19, amid rumors of an imminent takeover bid.) Are other British banks similarly vulnerable? Less so, since they never relied on the credit markets to the degree Northern Rock did. Even so, "we'll see a slow pull back" in their reliance on other banks for cash, reckons BGC Partners' Wheeldon. Looking at the consequences of Northern Rock's over-reliance on a single, unexpectedly risky revenue stream, he says, "they will have learned lessons...
...quicksand when you are in it up to your waist? It doesn't take a four-star general to see that the fanatical enemy simply has to sit back and wait. When we withdraw soldiers, the counterinsurgents and terrorists can resume their attacks. And if we ever completely pull out of Iraq, corruption and civil war will continue until the country inevitably becomes another Iran. Let's declare victory now and get the hell...
...total market cap reached $1 trillion earlier this year, up from just $280 billion five years ago. Companies in India's technology and financial sector are booming, and the world's investment bankers are paying court. Banks used to "come to India about once a decade, get spooked and pull out," says industry analyst Janmejaya Sinha of Boston Consulting Group. This time around, "it's going to take more than parachuting...
...over the House’s open list after students began voicing their concerns, Leung and others felt it was not adequate and took particular offense at their explanation, which partly invoked the shooting at Virginia Tech last spring.“We all know that you do not pull out random terror events to justify drastic measures in other areas that really aren’t related,” Leung said. “Virginia Tech was perpetrated by a student who had swipe access.”The Khoshbins defended their decision and expressed consternation at some...