Word: britishism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Hong Kong government--the territory, long a British colony, reverted back to Chinese possession in 1997--commissioned Hsiao to review its health care system in late 1997. The commission was made in response to rising medical costs...
...Hong Kong government--the territory, long a British colony, reverted back to Chinese possession in 1997--commissioned Hsiao to review its health care system in late 1997. The commission was made in response to rising medical costs...
BORN Oct. 2, 1869, in Porbandar, India 1915-20 Begins his struggle for India's independence 1947 Helps end 190 years of British colonial rule in India 1948 Assassinated by a fanatic opposed to his tolerance of other religions...
Zeljko Raznatovic, a.k.a. "Arkan," may be the world's most notorious ethnic cleanser. In 1991, as the former Yugoslavia broke apart, his paramilitary "Tigers" pioneered the terror tactics that are the hallmark of the Balkan wars. Last week American and British officials said he and his men have unsheathed that same vengeful violence against Kosovo's ethnic Albanian population. And if his terrible status needed any further certification, it came from Louise Arbour, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, who last Wednesday announced an indictment against Arkan for war crimes committed in the Balkans from...
...have heard of Fatboy Slim, but if you've been to the movies lately, you've probably heard his music. The British deejay specializes in "big beat," a bouncy blend of hip-hop and house music, and his songs have been featured in the trailers for such teen flicks as 10 Things I Hate About You, Go and She's All That. Virtually all the sounds on this album are sampled, and there are few lyrics, so just sitting and listening to it is a bit of a bore. But when Fatboy Slim gets in a groove, the results...