Word: chagrin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pact Perot despised, he threatened to form a new national party as punishment to the political establishment. When Congress approved GATT anyway, chapters of Perot's United We Stand America enthusiastically prepared for a fresh adventure with their hero. But the quest never got under way. Perot, to the chagrin of his fans and in an about-face reminiscent of his on-again, off-again, on-again 1992 presidential campaign, had come to the conclusion that it was quixotic. This weekend, when thousands of U.W.S.A. members convene in Dallas for what Perot calls "the political event of the century...
...Washington, Bosnia's foreign minister declared the U.N. peacekeeping mission "at an end" and said the Muslim government would demand the withdrawal of U.N. peacekeepers unless contributing nations agreed to confront Serb rebels in combat. That's roughly what France has proposed to do, to the chagrin of Britain and other partners who fear the plan is brash and unrealistic. Even so, one European Union official told TIME's Jay Branegan at a meeting of European foreign ministers today that French and British positions "are becoming closer." And yet: "The British want to see a very detailed plan...
...levels in the E.U. This robust performance is dampened only by a continued weakness in the housing market, which means many erstwhile Tory voters are saddled with burdensome mortgages after the bursting of the 1980s property-market bubble. But despite all the good news--and to Major's unending chagrin--he gets little credit...
...Tigers' chagrin, it looks as though Princeton created a monster...
...departure threatened to hurt the campaigneffort. Green has continued to make fundraisingtrips around the country, including one to Texas,much to the chagrin of members of the Harvard Clubof Dallas...