Word: anxious
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Israeli-Palestinian conflict, worsened by the spectacle of Palestinians killing each other. "Gaza has become an embarrassing and frightening scene evoking sorrow and grief in the hearts," Saudi commentator Abdulrahman al-Rashid wrote in the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat last week. Lately, Arab officials have grown anxious that their own increased diplomatic efforts are going unrewarded as they watch the growing influence of Iran, which backs radical Arab factions, including Hamas. While Hamas' power play humiliated the Saudis, which took pride in mediating the creation of the Palestinian unity government through February's Mecca Agreement, it also alarms...
...turmoil in many major news organizations is both directly and indirectly responsible for much of that," Bettinger said. "Because of the turmoil, many people are anxious about what is happening, and fear that being away for a year might have a negative impact on their careers...
...most mercenary, and irresistible, "Property Buzz" show is My House Is Worth What?, which is exactly what it sounds like. Homeowners anxious to cash in have their houses appraised, Antiques Roadshow--style. Features and renovations that add value--water views, granite counters--get a ka-ching! sound effect. (The premise is friendly to advertisers like Lowe's and Home Depot, since it helps viewers rationalize that spa bathroom as an "investment.") Minuses knock dollars off, especially anything that reflects the owner's individuality. "Your taste is very specific" is a death sentence on this show...
...With a vote of 168 to 14—with 11 abstentions—professors welcomed the new general education program with a mix of enthusiasm and exhaustion. Menand’s early sense of victory had proved prescient, but the cultural historian admitted he is now anxious about the future of the program...
...Observers waited to see if a stampede of anxious institutions would follow Bok’s lead, but after public declarations by Yale’s Richard C. Levin and Stanford’s John W. Etchemendy, only two prominent schools followed: Princeton and the University of Virginia...