Word: corrupting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lead. It was a historical accident that he appeared to those idealistic rebels against theatrical tradition, the Stanislavskians, as the messiah they had sought for decades--the genius-hunk who could sexily take their case to the starstruck public, help them reform not just acting technique but the whole corrupt Broadway-Hollywood way of doing business...
...forward to take the oath of office. Moments later he scuttled out of the room behind Suharto, leaving Wiranto to announce the quid pro quo. The armed forces would fully support the transfer of power to Habibie and had agreed to protect the safety of Suharto and his notoriously corrupt family members. A deal had been done...
Since every gene holds the recipe for a vital protein, corrupt genes mean corrupt proteins: too much of one protein, too little of another, or a misshapen protein that doesn't function properly. The new generation of cancer drugs takes aim at these defective proteins, blocking them, disrupting them in myriad ways. Unlike old-fashioned chemotherapy drugs, the new substances don't poison the tumor--an approach that usually causes collateral damage to healthy cells. Instead, they aim to halt the processes that make a cancer cell act like a cancer cell in the first place...
...know two things about Faye Yager. You know why she is good at rescuing women from beastly men and corrupt or incompetent courts, and you know...
...afraid of RICO? The 28-year-old Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Law, intended for the mob, made its presence felt in the antiabortion movement Monday. A Chicago court found three pro-life leaders liable for creating an atmosphere conducive to violence, and ordered them to pay nearly $86,000 to the abortion clinics where they protested. The campaigners vow to appeal, but the case looks likely to open the legal floodgates. ?With a verdict in their favor,? says TIME Chicago bureau chief Wendy Cole, ?the plaintiffs can now seek a permanent nationwide injunction? -- which would prevent the Pro-Life...