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Word: continentality (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Proponents of certification countered that trade and immigration links, not to mention a 2,000-mile border, made amicable relations with Mexico imperative. Swallowing his humiliation in the Gutierrez affair, McCaffrey told the press last week, "It is our belief that the U.S. and Mexico are trapped economically, culturally, politically...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORRUPT BUT CERTIFIED | 3/10/1997 | See Source »

If the Romans had a god of central banking, he might look like Hans Tietmeyer. Tall, square-jawed, with white hair that often looks a bit windblown, and above all stern, the president of Germany's fiercely independent Bundesbank always seems ready to hurl down a thunderbolt against any sign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HANS TIETMEYER, PRESIDENT, BUNDESBANK; FRANKFURT | 3/3/1997 | See Source »

But Johnson looks far beyond Tokyo to the rest of a rapidly prospering continent. Fidelity already manages pension assets in Australia, and began selling mutual funds in Taiwan in 1986 and in South Korea in 1995. From regional headquarters in Hong Kong, the company is studying the Malaysian and Philippine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NED JOHNSON: CHAIRMAN, FIDELITY INVESTMENTS; BOSTON | 3/3/1997 | See Source »

While traveling across the continent, she came upon a warning for Chagas in a guidebook. A doctor whom she knew told her about the disease, and he mentioned relief efforts were in desperate need of help.

Author: By Aaron R. Cohen, | Title: Tackling a South American Disease | 2/25/1997 | See Source »

Appropriately enough, the first book Gutenberg printed was the Bible. His simple press passed sheets of paper under specialized plates that could be changed in minutes instead of weeks, revolutionizing intellectual commerce. Ideas that once could be communicated only in person, or at large universities in cities such as London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FINDING GOD ON THE WEB | 12/16/1996 | See Source »

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