Word: britishism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...airlines are finally fighting back. Leading the way is Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Atlantic Airways. In the aftermath of the assault on Weir, who required 18 stitches, Branson engineered a British lifetime air-travel ban on Handy. As the industry convened last month in London to address the overall problem, he urged carriers to establish a worldwide air-rage database to blacklist the worst offenders. "There [must] be a deterrent against this behavior," Branson says...
Prokopow in currently on leave from the history department faculty at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia...
...most cases, Home uses British measures and operates on the 110 Volt system. But while Home may be outfitted with all of the conveniences of an industrialized country, visitors should be aware that the economy of Home is far less stable than our native land with its $4 billion endowment. Because Home is an emerging capital market, only the most cosmopolitan regions of Home have confronted modern technological progress. Visitors who come Home expecting to maintain the same lifestyle they have led in more advanced parts of the world will soon find themselves confronting intense culture shock and should...
...today. But the President made a strong case last night for the need to launch the attack before Hussein could prepare his defenses and before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins this weekend. Moreover, the President's team of national security advisers unanimously supported the action, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair has mobilized mobilized British forces in the Gulf...
...another hearing will take place to decide whether Pinochet, as a former head of state, still enjoys sovereign immunity, a British law that protects foreign dignitaries visiting England. The legal questions are complex, and how a new panel will rule is anybody's guess. "It's like replaying a football match," notes TIME London bureau chief Barry Hillenbrand. "There's no guarantee it will still turn out 3-2." Pinochet's attorneys are appealing extradition on several other fronts as well. Clearly, the only people who are guaranteed to do well in this case are Pinochet's lawyers...