Word: bedevilment
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Papua New Guinea is a raucous teenager of a country, boiling with the vitality and conflict that come with its kaleidoscope of cultures. The stresses between traditional ways and the demands of modern commerce bedevil the island north of Australia with near anarchy in the cities, persistent tribal wars in the highlands and intermittent insurrection in the province of Bougainville. While many of New Guinea's people have become alienated from traditional ways during these growing pains, Saem Majnep, a simple man from the highlands, has responded by making it his cause to preserve tribal learning and restore respect...
White House Soviet experts say the "amorality of communism" continued to bedevil Presidents up until Gorbachev took power. The first hint of change came when British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1984 signaled to Reagan that Gorbachev seemed realistic and trustworthy. If whatever Soviet entity survives this upheaval embraces the human values of democracy, it will, in the view of former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger, "make it easier emotionally and conceptually for us, but it won't be any easier in terms of the number of problems." That's gain enough...
America's parochial schools have often served as a reproach to the troubled public ones in their communities. Unburdened by the bureaucracy and lethargy that bedevil most big-city school systems, and with a tradition of emphasizing discipline and academic rigor, they have generally been able to turn out better graduates -- while often spending less than half the money per pupil. Now the Roman Catholic Church, worried about declining enrollments and hopeful about the emerging political sentiment to allow public school parents greater choice in where they send their kids, has launched the most extensive marketing campaign ever...
...began appearing in large numbers in U.S. schools, accompanied by heady predictions that the new technology would soon transform education just as society had been transformed by the automobile. But the problems that beset the U.S. school system 10 years ago -- rising illiteracy, declining math skills, dwindling comprehension -- still bedevil it today. There is a growing sense among educators and parents that as an educational cure-all, the computer has fizzled...
...Middle East, political victories are as important as military ones, and often harder to achieve. Last week President Bush promised there would be "no solely American answer" to the troubles that bedevil the region, but his challenge is to devise a game plan for peacemaking that is as effective as Operation Desert Storm was in war. The partners in the coalition will be looking to Washington to provide a strong lead in securing what Bush also called "a potentially historic peace...