Word: block
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This may hurt us as much as it hurts you... Monday's congressional calls for Washington to block China's bid for membership in the World Trade Organization over the nuclear secrets issue won't be welcomed by U.S. exporters. "Although Beijing knows China needs it, WTO membership is bitter medicine because it forces them to open up their markets," says TIME Beijing bureau chief Jaime Florcruz. "A lot of Chinese industries will collapse in the face of competition, which is why Beijing would have preferred to enter the organization with the status of a developing country, which would give...
...software firm. Connectix in January came out with Virtual Game Station, which allowed Macintosh owners to play Sony video games for a mere $50. Macheads snapped up a whopping $3 million worth over three weeks. Sony promptly sued Connectix, which denies any wrongdoing. Last month a judge refused to block shipment of the software while the case is pending. Though it's clearly unlawful to sell or download pirated video games, it remains unclear whether the same strictures apply to emulator software, as Sony and Nintendo claim. In the meantime, another company, Bleem, is working on a Virtual PlayStation...
...much of which he read. He was a man possessed of integrity and kindness. Every day after lunch, JUSTICE HARRY BLACKMUN took a walk to clear his head. He went out alone, in his navy blue cardigan frayed at the sleeves and his old blue overcoat, walked around the block and, coming back to the Court, stopped to listen to the picketers who gathered daily to protest abortion, some carrying signs that accused him of mass murder. He had respect and compassion for them. They never noticed him, the small lean bespectacled man with gray hair; his humility shielded...
...clench the plush Betty Boop I had set my sights on, so I cursed and kicked the machine. Our evening had been full to the brim with Somerville-style amusement, and we unanimously agreed to call it a night. Finding a taxi took ample effort, but after trekking a block and scaling a snow bank, we came upon the comforting sight of yellow checkers...
...clench the plush Betty Boop I had set my sights on, so I cursed and kicked the machine. Our evening had been full to the brim with Somerville-style amusement, and we unanimously agreed to call it a night. Finding a taxi took ample effort, but after trekking a block and scaling a snow bank, we came upon the comforting sight of yellow checkers...