Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have heard Boutros Boutros-Ghali, UN Secretary-General from 1992 to 1996, justify peacekeeping neutrality despite violent conflict with a clear oppressor to retain the UN's status as an impartial mediator. Although frustrating to see violence continue amidst peacekeeping troops, the UN peacekeepers can lend stability to post-conflict areas, especially when coupled with other UN programs that monitor the evolution of political and judicial power and foster economic development...
...Crimson's inability to clear out effectively after penalty corners that was deadly. Friebe and Meerschwam both pounced on loose balls and made Harvard pay--essentially negating the advantage that Cowan's stellar goalkeeping always gives the Crimson. It was a moment of pure deja vu (ACCENTS) when Meerschwam hit her game-winner, and it contributed to the disbelief that the Crimson would get burned twice...
...However, on a play that would eerily foreshadow the overtime winner, the Harvard defense couldn't clear the rebound and freshman midfielder Ilvy Friebe found the back of net to tie the game 2-2 and send it to overtime...
Team member William B. Acker '02, who as an engineering sciences concentrator is an exception to the social sciences rule, points out that Murphy makes players' priorities clear...
...think majors are chosen for flexibility," Acker says. "The coaches make it clear to us that school comes first, and if you have a class or lab, you leave practice or come late to attend that class...