The national police chief has told a House committee that last month's clash between Thai-Malaysian gas pipeline opponents and police was not politically motivated.
Palestinian gunmen, cheered on by rock-through protesters, fired on Israeli troops from rooftops and abandoned buildings in clashes throughout the West Bank and Gaza yesterday.
Via and Intel have clashed before over chipset patents.
The US and Canadian hockey teams will clash for the gold medal tomorrow.

January 9, 2003

obsession (ob SESH un)
The noun obsession refers to paying continuous and excessive attention to something. The verb form is obsess and it is normally used in the passive voice. The adjective form is obsessive.

The Chinese passion for cognac is being replaced by an obsession with wine.
Many Thai youngsters, even primary and kindergarten pupils, are obsessed with dieting and think being slender and beautiful will lead to fame.
Einstein became obsessed by the dream of producing a unified field theory, a series of equations that would provide the link between the seemingly unrelated forces of gravity and electromagnetism.
The school was criticised for its obsessive focus on basic arithmetic.

January 8, 2003

accomplice (a KAAM plis)
The noun accomplice refers to someone who helps someone else commit a crime.

Police said they found Krongsit with 2.5 million baht and they believe the rest of the money is with one of his accomplices.
Authorities continue to hunt for accomplices they believe aided the hijackers.
American and Canadian officials are looking for a man who may have been an accomplice to a man arrested on Tuesday with powerful bomb-making materials.
Mack's two accomplices were never caught.

January 7, 2003

clique (KLEEK)
The noun clique refers to a group who normally spend a lot of time together and who do not easily allow others to join them.

Mr Thirayuth said the government was bypassing the old political cliques.
Newspapers were routinely harassed and closed down over criticism of the country's ruling clique.
The suspects were believed to be an anti-social high school clique called the "Trench Coat Mafia.
There was talk of cliques within the team, an unhealthy situation for any professional organisation.
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January 6, 2003

wary (WAIR ee)
The adjective wary means to be careful or suspicious, especially about something that might be dangerous or dishonest. The noun form is wariness.

Americans are wary of a war with Iraq and much more likely to view Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda network as threats than Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, an AP poll found.
Most investors were still wary of the government's policies.
Many Internet users have become wary of revealing their addresses.
In a sign of the Pentagon's wariness of the enemy's air defenses, the transport planes flew at very high altitudes.

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