Word: blocking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...F.M.L.N. also implicitly dropped a demand for the formation of a national-unity government, which had been rejected by Duarte and had become a stumbling block to peace talks. U.S. diplomats said they would urge Duarte to use the F.M.L.N. plan as the basis for resumed negotiations with the rebels. Otherwise, they argued, he risked giving the appearance of not being genuinely interested in a settlement. "What we can't have happen," said a U.S. official, "is for this proposal to be dumped on with no constructive response...
Washington is known as a pinnacle of political power, a showplace of marble monuments, an enclave of high-level socializing and influence peddling. Few outsiders would think of the U.S. capital as a religious center. Yet Washington may boast more Christian prayer groups per square block than any other town outside the Bible Belt. What makes D.C.'s prayer groups special is not only their growing numbers but also the prominent political figures -- Georgia's Senator Sam Nunn, Marilyn Quayle, Susan (Mrs. James) Baker -- who are among the active members. Observes Oregon's Senator Mark Hatfield, a veteran...
After work, teachers go home to small, concrete block houses, usually without electricity or running water. The teachers--20 to 25-year-olds who could be from Los Angeles or Topeka or Birmingham or Manhattan--spend their evenings under kerosene lamps, usually alone, writing letters and reading. The nearest movie theater or library can be a five-hour bus ride away...
...script does not take any chances on the acting abilities of the cast. One predictable scene follows another. For example, in one scene Selleck takes Porizkova home with him but later wonders whether or not she is actually the murderer. Alone in his bedroom, he gets up to block the door with his dresser bureau. And then what? Well naturally, Porizkova walks in catching him in the act. What does Selleck reply? A better question is: what would Magnum reply? "Oh I was just exercising. Some people lift weights, I move furniture." Where is the laugh track when you most...
...several obstacles still block Harvard's path. Members of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) want to use the site for a library or office building, and the city is reviewing a zoning proposal that would halt the project...