Word: arisen
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Even before last week's outbursts, doubts had arisen about Dinkins' ability to foster an improved racial climate. During his 35-year climb up the Democratic Party ladder, he was more a follower of aggressive black politicians than a force in his own right. Having spent most of his career in Harlem, he has few close links to the boisterous community leaders in Brooklyn, where 42% of the city's African Americans reside. His political base among the swelling ranks of Caribbean and Asian immigrants clustered in the borough is virtually nonexistent...
...Angeles, as in other cities across the U.S., tension has arisen between Korean Americans and members of the black community, who resent the influx of "foreign" businesses that take money out of their neighborhoods. In a wider context, even though Canadians until recently owned more of California than Japanese did, it is the latter who are looked upon as encroachers. "I've heard more anti-Japanese sentiment in working-class bars than I can remember," says Richard Kjeldsen, a University of Southern California financial specialist on the Pacific Rim. Japan bashing easily becomes Asian bashing. The most famous case...
Tests for AIDS are more accurate, but problems have arisen in reporting the results. In a study of 13 labs in the Western U.S., researchers discovered that written test results often contained misleading information. Several lab forms incorrectly stated that a positive result meant only that one had been "exposed" to the virus. In fact, it means that one is infected. The authors of the report said such imprecision could confuse doctors, particularly those having little experience with AIDS...
Council members also said that confusion has arisen among students over the purpose of reading period, which many believe should be reserved solely for studying for exams. The function of reading period should be made clear to students, said Cathy L. Jamieson...
...despite his avowed eagerness to engage in talks, the going has proved bumpy. After Winnie Mandela visited her husband last Saturday, she emerged despondent. Complications had arisen, she said, that might delay her husband's freedom. "It is quite clear," said Mrs. Mandela, "that problems have cropped up about his immediate release...