Word: breakdown
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Communication Breakdown...
Babe is not the only person in Hazlehurst, Mississippi who missed her mark. Her sisters nearly collapse under the weight of missed opportunities--Meg MaGrath's Hollywood singing career halted after a nervous breakdown paralyzed her emotional life, while Lenny's consuming insecurity and big-sister responsibility complex render her incapable of enjoying the relationships she has. No, in light of her family it seems that Babe came closest of all to following through on her true feelings...
...Except for that one breakdown, I think we were much more solid in the back," said senior Lee Williams. "We've been flat in mid-week and non-league games fairly often this year, but we were ready for this game...
...Harvard's gathering on National Coming Out Day only "hurt [homosexuals'] chances for public acceptance." But people's prejudices don't go away on their own. Throughout our history, most notably during the Civil Rights movement, public demonstrations have been the catalyst for the promotion of equality and the breakdown of discrimination...
...addition to contributing to the alarming breakdown of discourse, zealots and their ilk also possess the peculiar trait of often being, well, just plain wrong. Oh, they start out right, but somewhere along the way they veer off the narrow path and start clearing new trails of their own. Much as they can still see the original path, there's still some ounce of truth left in their claims, but it's been shrouded by the questionable data and dubious claims that are the hallmark of fanatics the nation over...