draws flak over, draw in, dissension, iron out, time-pressed,

Russian General Denounces His Bosses as Officers Are Fired or Questioned

The Wagner group mutiny three weeks ago has exposed dissension and fueled a shake-up in Russia’s military, as it tries to fend off a Ukrainian advance.

 After Groupon, Critics Wary of JOBS Act

A little-noticed JOBS Act provision that would allow firms to privately iron out issues with regulators prior to an IPO is drawing flak after Groupon's problems.

Surprisingly there has been little dissension among philatelists, considering the implications for the purity of regulations that have determined subject matter for stamps since the 1800's, including one that requires a person be dead for at least 10 years before being immortalized. The American Philatelic Society, which promotes stamp collecting, has endorsed the technology and is developing its own series of important moments in postal history to sell as stamps on Zazzle.com. A possible reason for the benign reception is that, as Mr. McKiernan explained, custom postage is technically metered mail that includes a digital image. "It's not really a stamp," he said.


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Taiwan Hopes to Draw in More Foreign Students
New York Times
By THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Trying to attract foreign students and academics, the Taiwan Parliament last week approved spending 5.68 billion Taiwan dollars, or about $197 million, over four years for a program to make its higher education ...

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French foreign minister draws flak over Tunisian crisis

France's foreign minister is coming under fire for her initial gestures of
support for Tunisia's ex-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. At the height
of the protests last week, Michele Alliot-Marie offered the expertise of
the French forces to the regime to help calm things down.




dissension
(dĭ-sĕn'shən)
n.
Difference of opinion; disagreement. See synonyms at discord.

[Middle English dissencioun, from Old French dissension, from Latin dissēnsiō, dissēnsiōn-, from dissēnsus, past participle of dissentīre, to dissent. See dissent.]

flak
also flack (flăk)
n.

1. 1. Antiaircraft artillery.
   2. The bursting shells fired from such artillery.
2. Informal.
   1. Excessive or abusive criticism.
   2. Dissension; opposition.

[German, from Fl(ieger)a(bwehr)k(anone), aircraft-defense gun.]

[名][U]

1 対空砲火.

2 ((略式))うるさい非難［反対］；激論

get ［take, catch］ a lot of flak
激しい反対に遭う.