the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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a modern Russian triumvirate
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The initial Hollywood Reporter story included a description of a movie that Jackson supposedly would make with the troika of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola.
With Mr Rao, this troika is trying to reconstruct India's economy.
But last August, Ahmad was seen as a member of an unofficial troika with Parliament Speaker Hashemi Rafsanjani and Khamenei, both so-called "pragmatists," who had effectively taken over day-to-day control as Khomeini's health failed.
In 1983, when it announced the troika of presidents, Chemical said a "team approach" was the most appropriate arrangement for managing its diversified business operations.
Bani-Sadr said Khomeini's death opened three possibilities: A war of succession; power held by a troika of Parliament Speaker Abolhassan Rafsanjani, President Ali Khamenei and Khomeini's son, Ahmed Khomeini; or a turn to democracy.
But such a "troika" seems less likely to emerge than once thought, some Bush advisers said.
All used the term "troika" to describe the Democratic ticket, repeatedly mentioning Jackson, who most polls show hurts Democratic chances in the fall campaign against certain nominee George Bush.
The visit starting Monday by the "troika" of EC foreign ministers is to focus on various proposals for resolving the Israelis' standoff with the Palestinians.
He led a troika of conservatively dressed middle-aged men in suits, all smiling and handing out leaflets.
Also joining Honda in 1963 was Shoichiro Irimajiri, 51, who last year was Mr. Kawamoto's chief rival for the presidency and now is a member of the ruling troika.