Word: amid
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...year ago, amid protests from the local community, the University was forced to revamp its plans. Construction has yet to begin...
...Amid a controversy over statements he made about organized religion and about women in this month's issue of Playboy magazine, Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura continues his cross-county public relations swing with a lengthy visit to Harvard today...
...relatively ugly, pale-green placard lies amid newspapers, bumper stickers and documents in the offices of Harvard's largest union, the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW...
...planes in the campaign, while Chechen authorities claim their forces have killed upwards of 100 Russian men. Heavy losses in the Caucasus could prompt a backlash from Russian voters; meanwhile, the campaign has already drawn criticism from the U.S. and the European Union. That's likely to grow amid a burgeoning humanitarian crisis. More than 100,000 refugees have fled Chechnya since Russia began bombing and cut off gas supplies, and that number will grow if Moscow goes ahead with plans to cut Chechnya's electricity supply. More alarming, perhaps, is Putin's announcement on Monday that the refugees will...
...virtual asteroid belt of orbiting pollsters, message advisers, family retainers, backseat drivers and policy hangers-on. All wanted a say in campaign strategy, but few were committed enough to give up their day jobs--many of which involved deep, complicated ties to other politicians and corporate interests. Amid all this advice, the one tip Gore might have done well to take came early on from Bill Clinton, who told others that Gore should have moved his campaign operation back to Tennessee. Instead, Gore set up shop blocks from the White House on K Street--a concrete-and-glass canyon that...