Word: abandoned
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...closer to them, Farrakhan must abandon his racist doctrine. But can he? Apart from his historical beliefs about Jews and business frustrations he believes were caused by them, he may feel a compulsion to voice slurs. The more cynical view is that he engages in bigotry because it brings him attention...
Stephen Oxman, the assistant secretary of state for Canadian and European affairs, said at the Institute of Politics last night that the U.S. must not abandon Eastern European countries along the tortuous path to lasting democracy...
...part of a $138 billion package to fire up the economy and satisfy Washington's demands for a strong boost to consumer spending. The Social Democrats rebelled at the new tax, which Hosokawa had adopted under pressure from the tightfisted Ministry of Finance, and forced the Prime Minister to abandon the plan. The fiasco brought his government close to collapse and gave Hosokawa a good excuse to ask Washington's indulgence when he meets Clinton...
Medak treats the other women in Jack's life with equal abandon. Both Sciorra's Natalie and Lewis' Sheri are intriguing, albeit abbreviated, performances. It is therefore disappointing to see their characters relegated to prop status, as both women only seem to appear so that they can later disappear...
Especially in an era in which Harvard students are entering with weak fundamentals, the basics are best. It is not yet clear whether Higonnet intends to abandon these basics in his course. His above-quoted statements are reassuring. Perhaps he understands better than the staff does the importance of time-tested techniques...