Word: bitted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...were dispensable. Rumors about Deng's frail health were not resolved by his appearance on television: his left hand trembled, his face was puffy, his eyes ringed with dark circles. But as he spoke, his words grew in coherency and exuded authority. At one point, he dismissed an unwanted bit of prompting from Li with a withering look...
...rare bit of curtain lifting, the Vatican responded two years ago by giving its blessing to an investigation of the murder charges by British journalist John Cornwell, whose book, A Thief in the Night, was released in Britain in late May. A onetime seminarian, Cornwell, 48, is a veteran editor for the London Observer and a novelist. Rome backed the project after Britain's George Basil Cardinal Hume vouched for Cornwell's fairness and integrity. The author spent months interviewing the main witnesses, many of whom decided to speak only because of the Vatican go-ahead...
...wonder Thatcher hesitated at Bush's timetable. "I think it's a little bit optimistic," she said. "It's quite optimistic. It's very optimistic...
...political environment dominated by vengeful Republicans and gooey do-gooders. Although Coelho characterized himself as a martyr, resigning to save his family and Congress, he was actually getting out to save his neck. The $100,000 deal involving one of Michael Milken's junk bonds promised to be every bit as serious as Wright's transgressions. And the investigations have the same salutary effect as the state trooper's pulling over a speeder: everyone slows down for a while...
...hard to gauge how seriously people took the module," says first-year student Jillian K. Cowan. "I think it has become, sadly, a little bit of a joke. These things have to be taken seriously; but there are a lot of chip shots, and I don't know how to prevent that from happening...