Word: thwart
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...really, is to accept what works about the existing U.S. economy and attack what doesn't. Reagan never dismantled the core elements of the New Deal, and the new President needs to take care not to thwart the dynamism unleashed by Reagan. But putting off change won't be an option much longer...
...fact that new weapons could probably evade or destroy satellite defense systems makes the technology Reagan envisions incalculably expensive. "The offense can add dimensions to thwart or neutralize the defense for far less money than the cost of defensive systems," says Ramo. "Hence it's economically unsound." Jeremy Stone, director of the Federation of American Scientists, agrees. "The cost is unlimited," he says, "because what we try to do in defending the country, the Russians will attempt to negate by penetrating the system...
...using a 10-0 run to cut a 12-point Bear advantage to just two, 51-49, with 11:40 to play. Over the next eight minutes, though, Brown shot 7-for-9 from the floor and outscored Harvard 23-8 to open up a 17-point lead and thwart the Crimson’s chances.“I mean they’re a great team. They showed it,” junior forward Evan Harris said. “They showed why they were contending for first place in league the whole time. We dug ourselves...
...comes down to this, the third period at Lynah Rink. Could you ask for anything else? (Well, other than tickets to this game.) Harvard has the overall shot advantage, 14-12 -- again, a surprisingly low number! -- but it's going to have play much better if it wants to thwart a charge by the home team...
...Florida's Republican Governor, Charlie Crist, who has spent his first year in office building bridges with Democrats, told TIME the DNC decision "just doesn't make any sense. Why would you thwart your eventual nominee's opportunity for any campaign activity, especially in a large state like Florida and especially when you're talking about electing the next leader of the free world? It doesn't send voters a very good message." Since Florida is such a bellwether for the nation as a whole, former Florida G.O.P. chairman Al Cardenas calls it "great news" for Republicans...