preliminary
The White House has posted two documents,
one summarizing a preliminary investigation
of the intel failures and another describing
corrective actions that Obama has ordered.
prelude
His risky, reckless running-mate choice,
instantly forgettable acceptance speech
and uneven debate performances were all a prelude
to an erratic, rudderless reaction
to the economic crisis.
preservative
Bacon, sausage, hot dogs and smoked foods typically
ontain this preservative, which combines with amines
in the stomach to form nitrosamines, a carcinogen
also found in tobacco smoke.
pretext
Major airlines are nervous about congressional
or administration intervention in their operations
and say their weak financial state
should not be a pretext for federal action.
procure
The "defense reform movement," so fashionable
a decade ago, stressed quantity over quality
and urged that we procure more weapons of less capability.
Profound
Instead we should be focusing on another fact:
Iran may be closer to profound political change
than at any time since the revolution
that ousted the shah 30 years ago.
proponent
He's not the inventor of leaderless resistance,
but he's remembered for being the most important
modern proponent of leaderless resistance
in the neo-Nazi world.
propose
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted Thursday
to propose new limits on trading in energy futures
by Wall Street firms and other market players.
breakdown
A: Jenifer had a complete breakdown deep in her heart
when she heard her husband died in the battlefield.
B: Oh, god, poor Jeni