Word: baseness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...another departure from previous Chinese cinematic practice, Zhang does not base his films on literature, but rather writes screenplays based on real-life. East Palace West Palace (1996) sprung from a newspaper clipping about police officers' interrogation of gay me. In all of his films, Zhang positions the marginalized of society at the focal point. Zhang argues that "by representing the marginal you get a better picture of society. It is through the marginal that the character of society emerges...
...major concern, he says, is that the shifting Cambridge demographics and increasing student base are factors that could change the city...
Before last week's election, politcal pundits pointed to Davis' ninth-place finish in the 1997 council election as proof that her support base was weakening and that she might not survive for another term...
Starting in mid-January, Decker aggressively campaigned for nearly ten months, reaching out to Cantabrigians across her native city. While "doorknocking" at 3,000 homes and attending 55 house parties, she built a strong base of support that enabled her to finish third in the council race with 1652 number one votes...
Alters and Bell attacked education programs which allowed creationism to be taught as having no solid scientific base...