Word: reasonably
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...deal with the ultra-Orthodox Shas Party or swallow hard and hold hands with Sharon. It will very probably be Sharon's last bid for power--the final attempt of a legendary general to grab his country's highest office. If his sheep are scared, they have reason. Sharon has shown a willingness to sacrifice to get what he wants...
...Texas: Penry, 44, would have been the 38th man executed in Texas this year, a record for a single state since authorities began keeping track in 1930. But less than four hours before he was scheduled to die, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of execution. The reason the Justices took that rare step concerns issues surrounding Penry's mental retardation...
...There are millions of people living in rural Brazil, where slash-and-burn agriculture could be prevented if farmers had economic alternatives. Brazil may wisely use the Amazon rain forest to increase the living standards of millions. So long as we respect the environment, I don't see any reason we shouldn't pursue this course. Today we have access to new technology that may allow development with minor damage to the environment. We must take a proactive approach while working to preserve the forest. LUIS EDUARDO M. MONTEIRO Elk Grove Village...
...then there's always the possibility that, like the big automakers, small businesses in the same field could band together and establish their own exchanges, relying less on the dotcoms. It's unlikely this will happen anytime soon, according to Melissa Shore, a senior analyst at Jupiter Research. "The reason proprietary exchanges work with the big automakers is that they dominate the marketplace and suppliers have to come to play," she says. "Small businesses still don't have enough power or money to make that happen...
...This interests Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), who is Dunn's obvious opposite--an elegant, well-spoken dude who runs an upscale store dealing in original comic-book art. He is also afflicted by a congenital illness that causes his bones to shatter on the slightest contact--reason enough, one imagines, to account for his cranky manner...