Word: blustered
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard College Democrats bluster about "liberalism," their agenda is essentially a defense of the status quo. There is a name for someone with this type of outlook. It's called a "conservative." Harvard Democrats should adopt a true progressive agenda that speaks to the real concerns of our generation, not a mere echo of what the politicians in Washington's "line...
...cause for jubilation, the problems in translating this paper into reality are formidable. The leaders of the Bosnian Serbs authorized Serbian President Milosevic to represent their people at the Dayton talks, but have since expressed their dissatisfaction with the content of the peace. Much of their talk is the bluster of men who had to make substantial concessions in the peace, yet there remain local Serb leaders who may resist certain provisions, particularly those that call for turning over Serb-controlled suburbs of Sarajevo to the Federation government...
...Steal Little." The wealthy Japanese businessman does not speak a word of English, the ditzy blond wife loves her husband no matter how badly he treats her, the greedy lawyer betrays a life-long friend for money, and the crass Chicagoan has a kind heart underneath all the bluster, not to mention the happy migrant workers who are never without a stupid grin on their faces...
Earlier in the summer the Western allies had warned unequivocally that a Serb attack like the one last Monday would provoke a massive response. But previous NATO bluster had led Serbs and Muslims alike to conclude that the alliance was all bark and no bite. Even after the shell had hit Sarajevo, vacillation appeared to be the likely outcome as the U.N. insisted on sifting the evidence to make sure the Bosnian Serbs were indeed the culprits. Then bad weather and a protective shift of British peacekeepers further delayed the nato attacks. As the hours ticked away, it seemed...
...bombing attack, which in turn prompted the Serbs to take more than 200 U.N. peacekeepers as hostages against still more air raids. There the explosive situation stalled, as everyone from troops on the ground to diplomats on their cellular phones teetered between the dangers of excess belligerence and empty bluster...