Word: clashingly
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...clash between liberals and the Pontiff came out in the open at a service for 7,000 nuns at Washington's National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. As millions watched on television, Sister Theresa Kane, president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, used her welcoming speech to inform the Pope of the "intense suffering and pain" of "half of humankind." In the church, she declared, women must be admitted to "all ministries," meaning the priesthood. The Pope was taken by surprise, but gazed impassively as most of the audience burst into prolonged applause...
...Iraq and Syria might intervene. To complicate matters further, guerrillas hijacked four foreign airliners in early September and directed three of them to a dirt airstrip 30 miles from the Jordanian capital of Amman: there they held hundreds of passengers as ransom for imprisoned fedayeen. "Black September," the climactic clash between Hussein and the guerrillas who increasingly threatened his rule, was beginning to unfold. To weigh the situation, Kissinger activated his crisis committee, the Washington Special Action Group (WSAG). At the group's urging, the U.S. began placing airborne infantry units on alert and moving planes and ships into...
...have a competent group of performers, and at least one actor of stature and brilliance who can use a play like Lear as a personal vehicle, it seems a cheat to squander the resources on half-baked ideas, directorial interpretations that aren't followed through, and "innovations" that clash with each other. Cain should either have moved in and molded a Lear to his liking, or sat back and let Lebow carry the evening...
...General Assembly, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance cited the clash and announced a U.S. initiative for a "broader truce" in southern Lebanon. The American plan had actually been hatching since late August, when a series of heavy bombings convinced State Department officials the time might be ripe. Washington policymakers felt the Israelis were concerned that reports of civilian casualties in Lebanon were undermining their support in the U.S. The P.L.O., riding the crest of a successful diplomatic wave, might be amenable to moderation. The Syrians were believed eager to withdraw some of their troops in the face of mounting political...
...heart of the (Middle Eastern) problem is a clash between two persecuted peoples," Basheer, who will return to his job next year, said. "It doesn't serve any constructive purpose to say who bleeds more--it's enough to say that one is bleeding," he added...