Word: clings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Caught between a furious army and a closed border, the Kurds are forced to cling to their cold, granite friends. Supplies must traverse precipitous land routes to reach them, hampered in part by the dilapidation of the two bridges in the area of the Turkish border. Ankara, however, does not appear to be in any hurry to come in with repairs...
...most of his right lung in Vietnam, has made a career of pushing himself to the limit. The last time she spoke to him, just a few days before the fighting began, he assured her that the situation "isn't as bad as it sounds." Stephanie and her son cling to those words now. "We have our highs and lows," she confides. "There are times when I'm at rehearsal and think, 'My God, what am I doing here? There's a war going on, and here we are, dancing, as if nothing has happened...
MANY DIEHARD SUPPORTERS of Israel continue to insist that the U.S. needs Israel more than it needs its Arab allies. They cling to two basic strategic arguments...
Shining moral examples cannot afford to cling to occupied territories. They cannot afford to be perceived as opponents of self-determination. They cannot afford to be perceived as opponents of self-determination. They cannot afford to leave themselves open to harshly critical U.N. resolutions. They cannot afford to offend a superpower whose last five presidents have pushed for a resolution to the Palestinian question...
...decision does not change the obligation of all nonpayers to pay any back taxes due, plus interest and applicable civil penalties. Last week's ruling affects only criminal convictions, which must be based on "willful" violations. Still, dissenting Justice Harry Blackmun blasted the court for encouraging "taxpayers to cling to frivolous views...