Word: broking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...proved that the Suhartos broke any laws amassing such possessions. Their companies consist mostly of operating entities that turn profits, create jobs and import Western technology. Nonetheless, the code of secrecy shielding the family's fortune is breaking down...
What can be done to discourage copycats? Some say less attention should be given to notorious crimes when they happen. The Chicago Sun-Times notably broke ranks with most media last month and kept the Columbine shootings off its front page. But others argue that what's needed is not less coverage but more information about how these cases turn out. "We do a good job of showing the perpetrators at the time," says Pamela Riley, executive director of the Center for Prevention of School Violence in Raleigh, N.C. "But where are the Jonesboro shooters now? They're in detention...
...know you're in trouble when the Queen of Nice loses her cool over you on daytime TV. It didn't get any better for the N.R.A. the next day, when the news broke that a Georgia student had opened fire on his schoolmates on the one-month anniversary of the Littleton tragedy. Hours later the Senate approved the most significant gun-control proposals in six years, including a measure to require background checks for buyers at gun shows...
Majmudar then proceeded to hold serve to take the lead at 5-2, then the Crimson duo broke the Cougars in the final game of the set to take a 6-2 victory...
...would not go down without a fight, however, as it broke Blake's serve to creep to within 5-4. But that was as close as it would get, as the Crimson tandem broke serve to take the set, 6-4, to close out the match...