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Word: brokenness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...year history of the U.S. Navy's occupation and bombardment of Vieques is a chronology of abuse of power, fatal errors and broken promises which began in 1941 and climaxed on the April 19 bombing raid that killed civilian David Sanes...

Author: By Hans S. Perl-matanzo, | Title: Clinton Disappoints Vieques | 12/7/1999 | See Source »

...years the Navy has broken promises and avoided following recommendations by Congress and past presidents to search for alternatives to Vieques. Even three retired U.S. Navy commanders, including Lt. Comdr. Rafael E. Matos, admit that they have been "less than perfect neighbors" and that they broke many of the promises to the people of Vieques made in the 1983 Memorandum of Understanding between the armed forces and the government of Puerto Rico, such as reducing the amount of live bombs dropped on Vieques. Matos went as far as stating, "It's time to give back Vieques...

Author: By Hans S. Perl-matanzo, | Title: Clinton Disappoints Vieques | 12/7/1999 | See Source »

...this half-way point in the season, swimmers are usually tired and broken down from training. Though team rested only a few days before the meet, the results were astounding...

Author: By Elizabeth R. Baxter and Timothy M. Martin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: M., W. Swimming Excel at UVA | 12/7/1999 | See Source »

...Kennedy's personal failings, including the fatal car crash at Chappaquiddick, his flagrant womanizing and broken marriage, his excessive drinking, his enabling role in the boozy evening that led to his nephew William Kennedy Smith's trial (and acquittal) for rape--all are dealt with matter-of-factly and unsensationally, but not without judgment. Clymer describes these episodes as they were: egregious cases of irresponsible behavior that disqualified Kennedy from ever being President. But he also paints a sympathetic picture of a lonely man who finds love with his second wife Vicki...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Teddy and Robert | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...exercise sequences are cumulative, so they can be broken up into short segments and performed easily during any point...

Author: By Eugenia V. Levenson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tai Chi's Graceful Motions Help Students Relax | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

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