Word: braved
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...brave words mask major weaknesses in the pro-democracy movement. International oil customers, hesitant to offend an influential supplier or harm their own recession-plagued economies, are not likely to embargo Nigerian crude. More fundamentally, democracy leaders have been unable to overcome the ethnic rivalries that have stood in the way of a true sense of Nigerian nationhood since its creation. Support is strong in the Yoruba-dominated southwest and almost nil in other parts of the country...
...invitation was ignored. Earlier this May, Gaddafi retailored his message to welcome foreign firms interested in developing the country's exquisite but deserted beaches and superb collection of classical antiquities. What the colonel neglected to mention is that U.N. sanctions ban international flights to the country. Thirsty travelers who brave the long drive across the desert from Egypt or Tunisia will arrive to discover that alcohol is totally prohibited and that even water is in short supply...
Clinton said last week that the string of close votes is unpleasant but inevitable. "((I am)) asking these people to be very brave and very tough, cut spending and raise new revenues," he told TIME. "I don't like anything about this part of it." What does Clinton like? "I like the fact that we've put in a lot more tax fairness, we've done something for poor people, and we've got some business incentives to generate jobs and income. I like that...
...This brave new outlook is hardly lost on the United Auto Workers union, which is gearing up for an industry-wide round of bargaining scheduled for later in the summer. Union bosses are already calling for "an immediate and substantial pay increase," rumored to be in the neighborhood of 18% over the next three years...
...cover of the album--a screaming child, a background of duct tape--gives a good first impression of "Ask Questions Later," by newcomers Cop Shoot Cop. "Ask Questions Later" is the first step for a group too brave to let a hint of police violence keep them from having...