Word: bites
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...survived the Buddha?s cremation, one of which is in Beijing, the other in Sri Lanka, and says the 2,000-year-old tooth presented to Taiwan by Tibetan monks is nothing more than old dente. But Beijing?s demand that the tooth be returned to China takes the bite out of its protests over the tooth?s authenticity. Taiwan?s premier will likely flash his pearly whites when he greets the ?third tooth? on its arrival Thursday. Beijing?s leaders are more likely to be gnashing theirs...
...talk of "partnership" at every stop has been noticeably short on specifics, it was still a refreshing shift from the usual patronizing handouts. Africans were still hearing a new emphasis. But it could have been something more. The message so far has been a series of set pieces illustrating bite-size issues rather than setting out a fully coherent policy. The one theme that came through loud and clear was apology for the past...
President Clinton expresses emotion in many ways--the set of his jaw, the bite of his lip--but when he feels something strongly, what he does more than anything else is turn...
...editor (and current TIME essayist), reports that 17,000 subscribers had signed up by midweek, a big falloff in audience but a necessary step, he argues, if the Webzine is to be a self-sustaining business. "Readership is going to plummet at first," Kinsley admits. "But you have to bite the bullet...
...Watch the games. Rewind the tapes. And if you're ever in Indianapolis, stop in for a bite at Bobby Plump's Last Shot. The food is inspirational...