Pope Francis is likely to follow the traditionalist path of continuing the teaching of his predecessor, who believed that the way to stem a wave of secularism was to stand defiantly against it, analysts said.

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Pope Francis is likely to follow the traditionalist path of continuing the teaching of his predecessor, who believed that the way to stem the wave of secularism was to stand defiantly against it, analysts said.

WSJ: Argentina's Cardinal Bergoglio Elected Pope

Goldfarb attributed much of the momentum to continuity at the top of the company, perhaps a veiled barb at competitor Morgan Stanley, which is being pelted with criticism and trying to stem a wave of executive departures.

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The lawsuit represents an innovative form of offensive warfare against the movie industry, which like the Recording Industry Association of America has turned to litigation to try and stem the wave of illegal file-sharing of copyright materials.

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But Kosovo's few Serb leaders with the nerve to stay behind now seem likely to spurn the council, largely because western forces (plus a small number from Russia and the former Soviet Union) seem unable, so far, to stem a steady wave of revenge killings by Albanians.

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It is even possible that the first wave of stem cell backlash resulted in raised consciousness and new money in California and Massachusetts.

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