Word: bring
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Ironically, the instrument of government meant to bring the most power to the people now drops decisions into the laps of state Supreme Court judges and prevents either side from being satisfied. When court appeals and amicae briefs are the most important locus for lawmaking, the initiative system has been hopelessly debased. Lacking in legislative finesse, ineffective propositions lead voters to despair and stop voting, or, more wisely, vote "no" on bills regardless of their content. Then, the status quo is safe--and any chance for reform is on the ropes...
...shed light on many of the crucial issues facing democracy today, and we applaud the efforts of all those involved in its planning and vision. The Taiwanese Cultural Society, while not formally involved with the Teach-Ins, would like to add an extra dimension: to remember the struggles that bring democracy and the plight of those who have suffered under totalitarian regimes...
...blackboard slates announce the various esoteric sections; a sign in the window reads "Bonsai Trees for Sale"), cannot escape the implications of its gentrified location. Next to the incense and candles, the magazine rack presents yards of glossy new weeklies which the consumer is not even allowed to bring into the cafe. More egregiously, the cafe features a non-smoking section...
...well-dressed black ladies descend its well-worn concrete steps. An aging but lively woman says a deaconess meeting has just adjourned, and, like a good deaconess, she smiles and adds, "Come back tomorrow, and then you'll really have a story. We have a great service--you should bring your friends...
...Green steadily increased its lead throughout the second half, pushing it into double digits for the first time with 4:45 to go. Dartmouth simply was not going to let big, bad Harvard waltz into Hanover and bring back a Big Green scalp to add to its mantle...