Word: anxious
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Philadelphia crew was a threelength winner over an English eight, Cherwell Boat Club, in the Thames Cup--but only after some anxious moments...
...looking forward to it a great deal," he said. "[Coaching] has always been a first love. I'm very anxious to get back into it again...
...from that grudging support. Continued U.S. sanctions would give Mandela a powerful hand to play when he and other A.N.C. officials eventually sit down to negotiations with the Pretoria government. It would also help Mandela when he arrives next week in Britain, where Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been anxious to reward South Africa for the gestures De Klerk has made...
...control the radicals, like those who took to the streets last week chanting, "Oh, Jews! The army of Muhammad will return!" And his party's aim to establish the Islamic legal code, known as the shari'a, conjures visions of public amputations. Middle- class women are particularly anxious: Madani has proposed that women be paid to stay home and not compete in the tight job market...
...based Federation for Democracy in China. He had hoped to join the Goddess of Democracy and take part in broadcasting pro-democracy messages into China from nearby international waters. But fearing for Wuer's safety, the project's organizers balked, and now that the ship has been sequestered by anxious authorities in Taiwan, they plan to sell...