Word: blessing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...takes but one murder to merit a hanging. But if one judges civilizations by what they have taken from and what they have given the world, a nonjaundiced observer -- say, one of the millions in Central Europe and Asia whose eyes are turned with hope toward America -- would surely bless the day Columbus set sail...
...year later, the church, to which 97% of Poland's 38 million people belong, is omnipresent and, in the view of some, virtually omnipotent. Bishops and priests bless the armed forces, schools and factories. The newly created post of superior chaplain to the army has been given the rank of general. To mark the 200th anniversary of the country's first liberal constitution earlier this month, President Lech Walesa, a devout Catholic, skipped ceremonies at parliament and instead visited the national shrine of the Black Madonna at Jasna Gora...
After recounting these episodes, Holiday belts out an impassioned "God Bless the Child" and exits. Suddenly, Yesterdays is a concert again. Highlights from this section are Russell's powerful, understated "These Foolish Things," and a lively, virtuoso interpretation of "That's All" from Hickman...
...They did what they had to do and, as the president said, 'God bless them'," says George Emerson, a chain-smoking navy veteran of the Korean...
...Super Bowl and last week's Grammy Awards were beamed in live. Taped segments of Los Angeles Laker games, boxing and wrestling matches, and favorites like The Arsenio Hall Show have also been shown. Disney even paid for a musical special, headlined by singer Greenwood, whose patriotic anthem God Bless the USA is one of the songs most requested by the troops...