Word: conflict
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...percent of Russians supported Chechen independence, the current approval ratings represent more than a drastic shift in public opinion. Instead, they represent the return of Soviet style tactics of governmental deception, press censorship and ethnic intolerance--all of which are used to maintain support for the Chechen conflict. They undermine the Russian government's claim that it is just following democratic precepts by following the will of the people...
...percent rule, according to Jasanoff, is the University's way of regulating the faculty's conflict of commitment...
Wilson spoke of growing economic disparity and racial tensions in recent years, pointing to Rodney King and other incidents of racial conflict...
There are plenty of current cases to deal with, Scheffer said, citing such examples as the 1980's activities of Sadaam Hussein and the ongoing conflict in Chechnya...
Canada's 90 universities, all publicly funded, offer degree programs similar to those available at U.S. schools. The University of Toronto, for example, lists 300 separate degree programs. Many institutions also claim renowned or unusual specializations, such as polar studies at Trent; ocean science at Memorial University of Newfoundland, conflict resolution at the University of Winnipeg, and petroleum engineering at the University of Alberta...