Word: clear
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Significantly, the early demonstrations were supported by their middle-class parents. By the time it had ended, some 10 million Frenchmen ? or 20% of the population ? had somehow struck at their government, either directly or by stopping work. The depth of discontent was clear to all, and it was only the fear of another convulsive round of riots that saved De Gaulle. In the process, he bargained away the wage curbs of the franc's stability, helping to precipitate the fiscal crisis that followed...
...even his friends have any clear idea how Chichester-Clark intends to govern. His one known political formulation is that he supports the "one man, one vote" demand of the Catholic opposition-but "not at the present time...
...place, regional power centers appeared. Of the 29 Revolutionary Committees that administer China today, 20 are controlled by army officers and the balance are run by men known to sympathize with the army's aims. The party now has become all but subordinate to the army, in clear contradiction of the Maoist dictum: "The party commands the gun; the gun will never be allowed to command the party...
...village of Arque. He dedicated a school honoring John F. Kennedy and a new public health dispensary, presented money for a town water-supply system and paused briefly for refreshments and handshaking. Then, with a final wave, he departed for the village of Tacopaya, 25 miles away. Rising to clear the high hills around Arque, the helicopter struck telephone and telegraph cables, bounced back and crashed into a dry riverbed. When horrified villagers reached the burning wreckage, the three men aboard were dead...
...program of Turina, Beethoven and Chopin, Bialoguski had his moments of stiffness, and his technique was limited by the tendency of his left arm to mirror the movements of his right. But even by professional standards, his clear, straightforward performances were adequate; by any other standards, they were remarkable. He got five curtain calls, plus a scattering of cheers from some of his patients, who had rented...