Word: bannered
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...invasion. But the modern world began to encroach with a vengeance after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Two years later, not long after the People's Liberation Army invaded Tibet, Baiyaertu and several other Oroqen leaders negotiated the formation of the Oroqen Autonomous Banner, a type of administrative division that dates back to the Manchu, on a 23,000-sq.-mi. (60,000 sq km) corner of Inner Mongolia near the Russian border. "There were so many of them and so few of us," he says. "What could...
...freedom-loving pragmatism? First of all, it was religion. For all of the ideals of the movement, it was an alliance with God-and-guns evangelicals that brought Reagan to power. However, neither Reagan nor Bush Sr. were born-again zealots: under their leadership, abortion, school prayer, and other banner issues of the megachurches remained untouched...
...also changed. San Francisco has some experience with dealing with Beijing's foes: the Chinese consulate in the city often sees protests by North Korean refugees and the Falun Gong spiritual movement. But the scale of Wednesday's events is huge: Tibetan activists hung a banner from the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday, and thousands attended a vigil on the eve of the flame's arrival. A slew of other activists are congregating around the issue, from advocates for Burmese democracy (China backs the country's junta) to nudists who want the Olympics to revert to the custom of ancient...
...added that winning “feels like twenty free burritos”—exactly what he and Miles will get from Chipotle for their victory, in addition to a giant banner proclaiming “Our Guac Rocks...
...very fortunate that we’ve had so many players come through our program,” Stone said.Becoming the latest winner of the award officially reserved Vaillancourt’s place in the company of the all-time Crimson greats.“We have that banner at the Bright [Hockey Center] and there’s a few Harvard names on it,” Vaillancourt said. “Everyone dreams one day to be recognized as that player. I have to admit I’ve looked at that banner a few times...