Word: commandeer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Allan Piper's lanky Hamlet resembles a figure from an Evelyn Waugh novel, dressed in Edwardian finery and scribbling in a little notebook he keeps in his breast pocket. His initial monologues are compelling and his command of the verse consistently excellent. As the play progresses, however, Piper seems to run out of emotions: he alternates between declamation and manis, with little variation...
...unique position to steer the Israeli public on a path towards peace. The first of the eight Israeli prime ministers to be born in Palestine, Rabin did not carry with him the scars of Europe's destruction of the Jews. His impeccable military credentials allowed him to command the trust of the majority of Israelis throughout the Peace Process...
YOUR REPORT ON THE LOS ANGELES Police Department following the Simpson verdict painted a very misleading and inaccurate picture of the L.A.P.D. and the officers who struggle to maintain order in a very complex community. As a 22-year veteran of the L.A.P.D. and a member of the command staff, I take particular exception to your reference to the "good ole boys who still run the show." Any suggestion that the entire management staff should have been purged when Chief Willie Williams took over implies that those of us who are in positions of authority are resistant to change...
...Chief Lisa Beyer reports: "One of Rabin's main jobs during the 1948 war was to help break the Arab blockade of Jerusalem and to keep the road to Tel Aviv open and safe for Israeli convoys. For this purpose, the Harel brigade was formed, with Rabin at its command, and by the time the fighting was done, 70 percent of its members had perished. To this day, the government maintains the rusted remains of the convoys that didn't make it as memorials alongside the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway. 'I remember the names of those who died inside those...
...Chief Lisa Beyer reports: "One of Rabin's main jobs during the 1948 war was to help break the Arab blockade of Jerusalem and to keep the road to Tel Aviv open and safe for Israeli convoys. For this purpose, the Harel brigade was formed, with Rabin at its command, and by the time the fighting was done, 70 percent of its members had perished. To this day, the government maintains the rusted remains of the convoys that didn't make it as memorials alongside the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway. 'I remember the names of those who died inside those...