in the works, foxhole, skirmish, brewing, wireless, surf, wrapped up in his work,

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday that an embargo on Russian oil at a European Union level was in the works, adding that France's President Emmanuel Macron wants such a move.



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An EU embargo on Russian oil in the works - French minister

A skirmish in a Kyiv suburb illustrated how close Russian forces have come to the city, but also revealed vulnerabilities.

Along with Baz Luhrmann's divisive 2013 movie extravaganza, the book has in the past decade alone spawned graphic novels, a musical, and an immersive theatrical experience. From now on, we're likely to be seeing even more such adaptations and homages because at the start of this year, the novel's copyright expired, enabling anyone to adapt it without permission from its estate . Early calls for a Muppets adaptation may have come to nothing (never say never), but a big-budget TV miniseries is already in the works, and author Min Jin Lee and cultural critic Wesley Morris are both writing fresh introductions to new editions.

Norman Abramson, Pioneer Behind Wireless Networks, Dies ...
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5 日前 — “Every modern form of wireless data networking, from WiFi to your cellphone, goes back to the ALOHAnet.” Image ... “My father was really wrapped up in his work, but he surfed nearly every day,” Mark Abramson said. Advertisement ... 12, 2020, Section B, Page 11 of the New York edition with the headline: Norman Abramson, a Pioneer Behind Wireless Networking, Is Dead at 88.

France has banned imports of some Mercedes cars, claiming they fail to meet European technical standards for emissions of global-warming gases. It looks like an arcane technical dispute, but it is an early skirmish in what could become a trade war within Europe's single market http://econ.st/16rRDis


Chief executives offer tender care

Chief executives who spent last year battling the recession are coming out of their foxholes to boost employee morale, solicit ideas and better understand concerns.

Google and Verizon Wireless are skirmishing over who will control how consumers spend money using their smartphones.

Google Wallet: A brewing battle between Verizon and Google
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By Matt Hamblen Computerworld - Verizon Wireless is thwarting the use of the Google Wallet mobile payment app, at least for now, on the coming Galaxy Nexus smartphone running on Verizon's 4G LTE network. The carrier denied it is "blocking," the app in ...


Obama to Move Jobs Speech After Skirmish With Boehner
By HELENE COOPER and JACKIE CALMES

President Obama acceded to a request from Speaker John A. Boehner to move the date of an address to a joint session of Congress about the economy.

Danger of Greek Contagion Climbs

Skirmishes among European leaders have raised the prospect that a Greek default could come as early as mid-July, which could send yields soaring on the debt of other weak euro-zone nations.

When Obama's Jan. 25 speech soared highest, it streaked far above Washington's often pointless political skirmishes and spoke directly to the nation's pride. "As contentious and frustrating and messy as our democracy can sometimes be," the President said, "I know there isn't a person here who would trade places with any other nation on earth."

in the works

informal

 

in the process of being planned or done:

Changes to the system are already in the works.

skirmish
(skûr'mĭsh)
n.

1. A minor battle in war, as one between small forces or between large forces avoiding direct conflict.
2. A minor or preliminary conflict or dispute: a skirmish over the rules before the debate began.

intr.v., -mished, -mish·ing, -mish·es.
To engage in a minor battle or dispute.

[Middle English skirmisshe, alteration (influenced by Middle English skirmisshen, to brandish a weapon) of skarmush, from Old French eskarmouch, from Old Italian scaramuccia, of Germanic origin.]

skirmisher skir'mish·er n.

[名]

1 小戦闘, 小ぜり合い.

2 小衝突, 小論争.

━━[動](自)（…と）小ぜり合いをする((with ...)).

skir・mish・er

[名]小ぜり合いする人；《軍事》散兵；斥候.

foxhole
n.
A shallow pit dug by a soldier in combat for immediate refuge against enemy fire.

n. a hole in the ground used by troops as a shelter against enemy fire or as a firing point.Also called fighting hole, hasty pit, slit trench (especially in World War II), titty-deep, and Individual Fighting Position.
This term originated in the trench warfare of World War I; before 1917 such a pit would have been called a skirmisher's trench.