Word: backgrounder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Concentrations such as physics and social studies have also not found the need to reduce requirements, with head tutors noting that their disciplines demand a strong background in and deep understanding in the field...
...wisdom that she is far too cautious to do or say anything bold and original. That came the night before, at a big G.O.P. wingding, when she surprised even some of her top supporters by laying out a gun-control agenda that calls for full federal funding for instant background checks, outlawing all cop-killer bullets, upholding the assault-weapons ban and mandating child-safety locks. The speech received at least one hearty boo, and when it was over, the applause was spotty. "I don't know what she was thinking," said a perplexed resident of the state whose motto...
...front-page story about the battle between good and evil. But it has been moving there, as the trauma overflowed the argument about guns and culture and spilled into other realms. With each passing day of shock and grief you could almost hear the church bells tolling in the background, calling the country to a different debate, a careful conversation in which even Presidents and anchormen behave as though they are in the presence of something bigger than they are, and maybe should lower their voices a little and speak with less authority...
...Death Star in the "Battle of Yavin." The soundtrack of The Empire Strikes Back is a beautiful work, with powerful, poignant themes and the extremely memorable end title, as Luke and Leia watch Lando and Chewbacca fly into space to find Han and the music swells in the background. The Return of the Jedi is almost entirely action-oriented, with the brilliant exception of the dark choral work that accompanies the scenes of the Emperor...
...before the smoke clears in the Senate from the week's debate on gun control. For the moment, though, Democrats believe they have hit a bull?s-eye. Not only did they succeed in getting the Republican majority to do a complete about-face on the question of mandatory background checks for gun-show sales, but they also pressed the Senate to adopt a measure against juvenile possession of semiautomatic weapons and a ban on the importation of high-capacity ammunition clips. Even better, from their viewpoint, the Republican mandatory-check system the Senate approved Friday by a one-vote...