amend, replenish, make waves, shattering effect.shattering records.earth-shaking or earth-shattering

Ukraine is replenishing its weapons supplies with the equipment that Russian forces have left behind.

To Republicans, Mr. Lippmann seemed hopelessly biased as the 1960 elections approached. They were not surprised when he declared for Senator John F. Kennedy. His columns criticizing the Republican candidate, Vice President Richard M. Nixon, appeared in Republican papers throughout the country and had a shattering effect. Many readers complained of his partisanship.


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Hillary Clinton may be the first woman to make a serious run for the office of President of the United States. But, she would not be the first to be nominated. On this date in 1872, the Equal Rights Party nominated Victoria Woodhull as its candidate for president. That same year, the party nominated Frederick Douglass as the first black vice presidential candidate. This was two years after the US Constitution was amended to give blacks the right to vote and nearly 50 years before women got that same right.

David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, pledged on Thursday to "make amends" to investors in a fund that has ties to his firm and is facing collapse. He told The Washington Post he was "angry with myself" but added that most funds of its kind were under tremendous stress.

A new swimsuit is shattering records

Swimsuit technology

Making no waves

Jun 11th 2008
From Economist.com

A new swimsuit is shattering records—and unleashing debate

TOP STORY
UBS to Write Down $10 Billion as It Prepares Stake Sales
UBS said on Monday that it would write down its subprime mortgage investments by $10 billion, but would replenish its capital by selling stakes worth 13 billion Swiss francs to the Singapore government and an unnamed Middle Eastern investor.


replenish 
verb [T] FORMAL to fill something up again:
Food stocks were replenished by/with imports from the USA.
Does your glass need replenishing?

replenishment 
noun [U]

make waves INFORMAL
to be very active so that other people notice you, often in a way that intentionally causes trouble:
If a member of the Cabinet started making waves, the prime minister simply got rid of them.

shatter 
1 [I or T] to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces:
The glass shattered into a thousand tiny pieces.
His leg was shattered in the accident.

2 [T] to end or severely damage something:
The book shattered all her illusions about the Romans.
Noisy motorbikes shattered the peace.

shattered 
adjective
1 broken into very small pieces:
Shattered glass lay all over the road.

2 extremely upset:
The family were shattered at the news of Annabel's suicide.

-shattering
suffix
a confidence-shattering defeat (= one which destroys confidence)
See also earth-shattering.

amend
verb [T]
to change the words of a text, typically a law or a legal document:
MPs were urged to amend the law to prevent another oil tanker disaster.
In line 20, 'men' should be amended (= changed) to 'people'.
Until the constitution is amended, the power to appoint ministers will remain with the president.

amendment
noun
1 [C or U] a change made to the words of a text:
He insisted that the book did not need amendment.
I've made a few last-minute amendments to the article.
Presidential power was reduced by a constitutional amendment in 1991.

2 [C] a change to a law that is not yet in operation and is still being discussed:
An amendment to the bill was agreed without a vote.

a・mend

 

━━ v. 訂正［修正，改正］する; 改善する［される］.
a・mend・a・ble　━━ a. 改められる.
a・mend・ment　━━ n. 修正; 改善; 修正条項.
amendment file　【コンピュータ】修正用ファイル.
qual Rights Amendment　（the ～） 男女平等米国憲法修正条項.
Fifth Amendment　（the ～） 米国憲法修正第5条.
First Amendment　米国憲法修正第1条.
a・mends
　━━ n.pl. ((単複両扱い)) 償い, 埋め合わせ.
make amends for　…を償う.

2011年8月11日 星期四

earth shattering, wellness, momentous

Downgrading our politics

Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade America’s credit rating is momentous


CEOs look to 'wellness managers'

The philosophy behind the leadership work is hardly earth shattering. A consultancy called the Energy Project, based in the U.S. and the U.K., shows people how to renew themselves by eating a better diet, exercising, spending time with their families and doing the things that matter to them most: Going to church or volunteering for a charity.

momentous
(mō-mĕn'təs)
adj.
Of utmost importance; of outstanding significance or consequence: a momentous occasion; a momentous decision.

earth-shattering

IN BRIEF: Momentous; Of great importance.

2008年5月8日 星期四

earth-shaking or earth-shattering

	How China is Changing – and Changing the World
WSJ.com now features 20 blogs – with daily, dynamic posts on Law, Real-Time Economics, Environmental Capital, Health, and the Wealth Report. Our newest blog is China Journal, which tracks the earth-shaking changes taking place in the world's most populous country. Drawing on the insights of the Journal's award-winning team of nearly 20 journalists covering China, the blog covers developments in the country's business world, economy, and culture. earth-shattering adjective (ALSO earth-shaking) extremely important or very surprising: an earth-shattering discovery