Word: bents
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...past, Japan has bent to American pressure on trade, often in ways that have served the cause of managed, rather than open, markets. If, from now on, Japan politely says no to such arrangements, it will benefit not only itself but also America--despite Clinton's efforts on the contrary...
Clinton must remember who Perot supporters are and how they differed from Clinton supporters last year. Contrary to press speculation, Perot supporters were not appreciably different from Clinton supporters (or Bush supporters) in regional origin, ideological bent, income, race or education. For example, the average income of committed Clinton supporters was $39,430; it was $40,010 for committed Perot supporters...
...sole overreaching policy the international community has proffered, is an ineluctable shambles. Lord Owen himself, co-purveyor of that % scheme, which proposes to divide Bosnia into 10 provinces drawn along ethnic lines, acknowledged last week that bombing Serb supply lines may be necessary after all. "If they are hell-bent on taking other towns, then we will have to meet this assault on Muslim towns with military action," he said...
When the votes are counted, Yeltsin will still be President, and his foes in the Congress of People's Deputies will still be bent on ousting him and watering down his reforms. To make matters worse, both sides will probably claim victory in the referendum. Yeltsin is likely to win a majority on the first question of the four on the ballot, which asks simply if Russian citizens support him. A tidy majority would be a personal triumph...
...most discerning epitaph: "You have a knapsack, and all the time you're growing up they keep stuffing promises into the knapsack. Pretty soon, it's just too heavy to carry. You have to unpack." As the author acknowledges, almost all of Denny's generation have found themselves bent with expectations that will never be realized. Unpacking, Trillin provides a class act in every sense of the word...