Word: coasters
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...exiled Kuwaitis who have been waiting more than six months for the liberation of their country, the roller-coaster events of last week unleashed contradictory emotions. On the one hand, there were feelings of anticipation, even joy, that a return to their homeland was imminent. But many also shared a sense of foreboding at what they would find when they arrived. "For me, Kuwait was a paradise," says Anwar Alduiaj, who manufactured ladies' clothing in Kuwait City before the Iraqi invasion. "Suddenly, the country our grandfathers built for us in 50, 60 years collapsed in hours. And it went from...
Today's Iraqi announcement drew cautious initial reactions from world governments, but sent rapid shock waves through world financial markets, which have ridden a roller coaster throughout the crisis...
...echoing of huzzahs was absent from the hallway after the roller-coaster-like game that had seen the crowd rise in rousing cheer when the home team tied the score with five seconds remaining in regulation time. In spite of the deflating outcome, each team member proved himself a model of exemplary behavior, exiting the arena dressed in coat and tie. Assistant Coach Kevin Hampe, a two-sport captain and Harvard's 1973 Male Athlete of the Year, warmly penned his name alongside his photo in the game program. One by one, the well-spoken (and soft-spoken) players kindly...
...best two years," confirms Barbara. "But then I always think what I'm doing is best. I haven't had too many bad ones, you know." In fact, the First Lady has had trying times: she has ridden the political roller coaster with her husband, seen divorce and financial trouble touch her children, been slowed by illness. Yet she smothers it all with what one close friend describes as her "big optimism...
...gotten to this situation because the leadership of the health- sciences research community has addressed the problems on a short-term, piecemeal basis, essentially looking at the problem only as long as the one- year budget cycle of Congress. That style of leadership has led to a virtual roller coaster of boom and bust. We are now suffering from a vacuum in national leadership for science in general and health science in particular...