intervention
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It can also increase the risk of becoming "cast" where the sheep rolls onto its back with its legs in the air and cannot right itself without intervention.
From BBC
But it cautioned that Chinese officials recognize that an amphibious invasion of Taiwan "would be extremely challenging and carry a high risk of failure, especially in the event of US intervention."
From Barron's
Inflationary pressures in Japan could heighten as flight-to-safety demand for the dollar pushes the yen toward 160, the threshold that puts traders on guard for potential government intervention.
There will likely be growing speculation over potential intervention by Japanese authorities if the dollar pushes higher against the yen, Simpson says.
The United States is a lot more than deadly weaponry and ill-fated military interventions.
From Salon
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