Word: tiered
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...benefit—all first tier universities—because more students think they can go to the schools that they want,” she added...
...ethnic Uzbeks, Tajiks and Hazara?may have been barricaded in their burning homes. By Friday morning, when Dostum's troops reached the gates of Mazar, the Alliance said it had taken dozens of Taliban troops captive; many more were on the highway, headed out of town. Across the northern tier of Afghanistan, the Taliban abandoned several garrisons but made fierce efforts to defend others. "When they first arrived here, these fanatics believed they were bulletproof," said an Alliance spokesman. "Now they've been shown they...
...ethnic Uzbeks, Tajiks and Hazara--may have been barricaded in their burning homes. By Friday morning, when Dostum's troops reached the gates of Mazar, the Alliance said it had taken dozens of Taliban troops captive; many more were on the highway, headed out of town. Across the northern tier of Afghanistan, the Taliban abandoned several garrisons but made fierce efforts to defend others. "When they first arrived here, these fanatics believed they were bulletproof," said an Alliance spokesman. "Now they've been shown they...
...Taliban's force there. But a Taliban representative interviewed by Time last week admitted to nervousness about a U.S.-backed assault on Mazar. The Taliban fear that Mazar will be the first in a succession of falling dominoes, providing a base for the Alliance to clear a northern tier of opposition territory and open up supply routes from Uzbekistan. The Taliban warns of savage combat in Mazar that could ensnare American special forces. "The best Taliban fighters are in Mazar," says the official. "They've pledged not to leave the city alive...
...announce his departure since Mueller arrived. Neil Gallagher, assistant FBI director in charge of the national security division, handed in his retirement papers last month. It is not clear who will replace either man. In fact, bureau sources say Mueller is considering radical changes in the FBI's top-tier management structure, replacing the deputy with three or more senior executives. The move is designed to alleviate the burn-out problem that has plagued Pickard and his immediate predecessors...