Word: containment
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...security forces have also been hauled further into line. Last month top officers of the People's Armed Police Force, who were criticized for failing to contain last year's upheavals, were replaced by army generals. Police officers were given doses of ideological indoctrination and loads of new antiriot equipment. Despite the shape-up, Chai Ling, 23, one of the three main leaders of the beleaguered democracy movement, managed to escape a nationwide dragnet. Chai turned up in Paris last week after ten months on the run within China...
Parsons also said that space constraints might limit the number of features the new student center could contain, adding that it would probably not satisfy the hopes of many undergraduates," said Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Reverend Peter J. Gomes...
Like most so-called degradable plastics, the Hefty bags contain a chemical additive to help the bags break down after exposure to sun and the elements. Yet most plastic ends up in landfills, where there is no light and little oxygen -- in short, no decomposition. As a result, the degradable label is often meaningless. Says Julie Brenegar, a spokeswoman for Greenpeace: "The plastics industry has been cynically cashing in on the good intentions of consumers who want to do the right thing for the environment...
Lynch wavered for several weeks before making up his mind. On March 25, a Sunday, Lynch telephoned Fidelity President Gary Burkhead to say he definitely planned to retire. Over the course of three phone calls, the two men picked Morris Smith to be Lynch's successor. Smith could barely contain his excitement when informed the next morning. "I had to make sure my knees weren't knocking when I stood up," he recalls...
Harvard couldn't find a pitcher to contain theHuskies' devastating offense, which mounted a17-hit attack highlighted by Pete Charpentier'sfifth inning three-run dinger over the 375-ft.sign in right-center. Harvard managed 10 runs ofits own, however, receiving strong hitting fromsophomores Nick DelVecchio and Dan Scanlan.Freshman catcher Phil Andriolo added two hits to astrong performance behind the plate...