Thesaurus entry: latter

Article: Russia chose not to raise gas prices for Belarus in ...
Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire;  February 1, 2007 ;     509 words ...Russia chose not to raise gas prices for Belarus in 2005-6 to avoid problems at elections - Putin MOSCOW. Feb 1 (Interfax) - Russia chose not to raise gas prices for Belarus before the beginning of 2006 because it did not want to create political ...

Article: PUTIN: RUSSIA CHOSE RIGHT PATH
United Press International;  November 12, 2001 ;     569 words ...United Press International 11-12-2001 Putin: Russia chose right path MOSCOW, Nov 12, 2001 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin, hours before ...

Article: Putin: Russia chose right path.
United Press International;  November 12, 2001 ;     700+ words ...MOSCOW, Nov 12, 2001 Russian President Vladimir Putin, hours before leaving for a summit with President George Bush, on Monday told his top generals that Russia needed to further outline priorities in its defense policy, including the area of international military cooperation. According to the

Article: Mars or bust! (guess which Russia chose).(Russia's ...
U.S. News & World Report;  December 2, 1996 ;     700+ words ...The launch, at least, was perfect. "Yest start," the Russian announcer saidWe have liftoff." Then, as the unmanned Mars '96 probe hurtled into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a clear night, its fiery tail knifing through the dark sky, he added, "All systems are functioning normally." But just

Thesaurus entry: option
The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English;      215 words ...option • noun   1. have little option synonyms : choice, freedom of choice, power to choose, right to choose.   2. have no other option synonyms : choice, alternative, other possibility, preference.

Thesaurus entry: favor
The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus;      365 words ... ... king's favor synonyms : patronage, backing, support, assistance. • verb   1. she favors the modest option synonyms : prefer, lean toward, opt for, tend toward, be in favor of; approve (of), advocate, support, antonym: oppose ...

Thesaurus entry: take
The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus;      700+ words ... ... synonyms : accept, undertake, take on. antonyms: refuse, turn down.   11. I'd take this over the other option synonyms : pick, choose, select; prefer, favor, opt for, vote for. antonyms: refuse, turn down.   12. take, for ...