Word: actualizations
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...experts argue over whether the actual rate of child abuse is rising, or just the reporting of it. Either way, only a small fraction of all abuses is reported. Guesses on the "tip of the iceberg" range from 10% to 25% of actual cases, but no one really knows...
...father Morris could remember George's melodies, but to him Ira's song title Fascinating Rhythm was Fashion on the River. Working in George's immense shadow bred a wry modesty in Ira. For a 1959 collection of his lyrics, he wrote that "any resemblance to actual poetry, living or dead, is highly improbable." True, when printed on the naked page. But dressed in a sumptuous refrain and delivered by the right performer, Ira's lyrics could sing like sonnets...
...downfall surprised no one except perhaps himself. Rumors of plots to oust him had circulated so often during the 16-month rule of Guatemalan President Efrain Rios Montt that observers lost count of the actual attempts. Had there been seven? Eight? Ten? Whatever the tally, last week's coup turned out to be for keeps. After a brief gun duel outside the National Palace in Guatemala City, the country's military leaders toppled Rios Montt and replaced him with Defense Minister Oscar Humberto Mejía Victores...
...Syria, and the English Army Palestine. At this moment there was not what is now called Lebanon. There was a Christian "little Lebanon," limited to the mountain. The littoral cities did not belong to it. In 1920, the French Government decided to create the "Great Lebanon," in its actual borders...
Much of the sympathy for Williams stems from dissatisfaction with the courts and the police. Dean is a twice-convicted felon with a total of 28 arrests since 1970, some for robbery and rape. A month before the Williams incident, he had been set free on $2,500 bail (actual cost to Dean: $250) facing charges of sodomy and sexual abuse of his girlfriend's 15-year-old sister. Some black residents argue that the inability of the city's predominantly white police force to cope with crime in their areas also lies behind rage like Williams...