Word: began
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Easter Vigil Mass is traditionally the longest celebration of the year in which Catholics remember the highlights of thousands of years of Jewish and Christian tradition, sacramentally welcome newcomers to the faith, and celebrate the night upon which all Christians believe that sinful humankind was forever redeemed. When I began to dance with these newly baptized converts in St. Peter's Square, the "real" world of conflict and anguish fell away for a few moments. I was amazed, once again, at the universality of the Roman Catholic Church...
Today's panel began with opening remarks by one of the conference coordinators, Judith Hahn. She discussed the goals of the weekend, saying "The question that most people are asking is `What is international development and what are you going to do with...
...injuries began on Friday morning when freshman Christine Meiers broke her hand in practice. In addition to Meiers, freshman goalie Danielle McCarthy was out for the weekend with shoulder problems...
Italy is hardly the only place where this is happening. The consolidation wave in banking began on Jan. 15 when Spain's Banco de Santander announced an $11.3 billion merger with crosstown rival Banco Central Hispano. This was followed by the $18 billion bid by Societe Generale, one of France's largest retail banks, with Paribas, the country's leading investment bank. During a sleepy Italian weekend in March, Unicredito, based in Milan, launched a $16 billion bid to buy northern rival Banca Commerciale Italiana, perhaps Italy's most prestigious banking brand. Only a few hours later, San Paulo...
...need look no further than the border refugee camps to see how fragile the Balkans remain. While conditions improved for more than half a million ethnic Albanians who had managed to flee Kosovo since the air war began, the states to which they fled were convulsed. Inside Macedonia and Montenegro, officials struggled to hold together governments stunned by the economic and social costs of the influx. Meanwhile, relief organizations scrambled to build tent cities, and NATO diverted transport planes from the war effort to rush in food, which the refugees were consuming at the rate of about 250 tons...