Word: containment
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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They force opponents to develop complex defensive systems in what is often a futile attempt to contain their irresistible individual talent...
Students recommended that the Loker Commons contain two separate eateries, as opposed to the single large open area which was originally proposed...
...relations at Harvard are severely hurt by Crimson articles such as those that ran on May 21 and May 28 regarding the letter of complaint against Epps sent to University administrative officials by the leaders of the Harvard-Radcliffe Asian American Association. Unfortunately, these Crimson articles fabricate controversy and contain many distortions and improper allegations that are demeaning to both this office and the leaders of the H-R Asian American Association...
WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS ARE UNDER ORDERS TO SPEAK NO ILL of Ross Perot: no point in generating more TV sound bites. But by last week political strategist Paul Begala could no longer contain himself. Perot, said Begala, "will say anything to get attention. He is just one of those folks who, when he goes to a wedding, he wants to be the bride. When he goes to a funeral, he wants to be the corpse...
...through a divorce, then one should also question physical therapy to rehabilitate a knee so a patient can return to skiing." Even so, Clinton's plan is likely to offer only half a loaf. As Tipper Gore told a Senate committee two weeks ago: "The final plan may not contain everything I would like it to. Anyone who is passionate about any aspect of health care must be prepared for that." Those words contain a good deal of political wisdom for shaping all the aspects of Clinton's health-reform plan...